McCrory - Cotton Plant is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,692 people and just one neighborhood, McCrory - Cotton Plant is the 98th largest community in Arkansas.
McCrory - Cotton Plant is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, McCrory - Cotton Plant is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in McCrory - Cotton Plant who work in office and administrative support (12.55%), management occupations (12.30%), and healthcare (10.09%).
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) McCrory - Cotton Plant has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. McCrory - Cotton Plant has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McCrory - Cotton Plant than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McCrory - Cotton Plant may be for you.
Being a small town, McCrory - Cotton Plant does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, McCrory - Cotton Plant is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.61% of adults 25 and older in McCrory - Cotton Plant have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in McCrory - Cotton Plant in 2022 was $28,417, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,668 for a family of four. However, McCrory - Cotton Plant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
McCrory - Cotton Plant is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call McCrory - Cotton Plant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McCrory - Cotton Plant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McCrory - Cotton Plant include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in McCrory - Cotton Plant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in McCrory - Cotton Plant, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 11 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in McCrory - Cotton Plant is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in AR, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.9% of the neighborhoods in Arkansas. If you are considering retiring to Arkansas, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in McCrory - Cotton Plant are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 30.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 31.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.9%), and 16.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in McCrory - Cotton Plant, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (5.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (3.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (2.6%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (87.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.