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Huddleston, VA

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Overview


Huddleston is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,504 people and just one neighborhood, Huddleston is the 205th largest community in Virginia.

Huddleston home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Huddleston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Huddleston isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Huddleston are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Huddleston is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huddleston who work in management occupations (23.87%), sales jobs (15.39%), and food service (11.58%).

Of important note, Huddleston is also a town of artists. Huddleston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Huddleston’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.89% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Huddleston is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

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

One downside of living in Huddleston, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.84 minutes every day commuting to work.

Huddleston 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 citizens of Huddleston are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.77% of adults in Huddleston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Huddleston in 2022 was $62,590, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $250,360 for a family of four. However, Huddleston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Huddleston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huddleston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Huddleston include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Huddleston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Huddleston, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

In addition, real estate in the neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 97.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood. Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 50.1%, which is higher than 98.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Huddleston 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 VA, 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 89.8% of the neighborhoods in Virginia. If you are considering retiring to Virginia, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry.

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 Huddleston are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.4% 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 52.3% of America'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, 44.6% 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 32.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.0%), and 7.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Huddleston, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (18.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.5%), and residents who report German roots (13.8%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (5.3%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (41.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (86.6%) 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.


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