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Glen Allan, MS

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Overview


Glen Allan is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 298 people and just one neighborhood, Glen Allan is the 253rd largest community in Mississippi. Glen Allan has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Glen Allan, where the median household income is $22,813.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Glen Allan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 62.75% of the Glen Allan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Glen Allan is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Allan who work in farm management occupations (62.75%), healthcare (25.49%), and management occupations (9.80%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Glen Allan is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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!) Glen Allan 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. Glen Allan has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Glen Allan than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Glen Allan may be for you.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.56 minutes getting to work every day.

Glen Allan is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Glen Allan is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Glen Allan has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Glen Allan is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Glen Allan with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.73% of adults in Glen Allan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Glen Allan in 2022 was $20,894, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,576 for a family of four. However, Glen Allan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Allan also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 84.35% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Glen Allan is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Allan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Glen Allan, accounting for 67.18% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Glen Allan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glen Allan include Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in Glen Allan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.8% of all neighborhoods in America, with 47.7% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Occupations

The neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 96.1% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Glen Allan 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 MS, 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 88.9% of the neighborhoods in Mississippi. If you are considering retiring to Mississippi, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

The Neighbors

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 Glen Allan are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.0% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 35.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 32.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.3%), and 9.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian, Spanish and Polish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Glen Allan, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (8.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.9%), and residents who report Mexican roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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