McHenry - Rockport is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,998 people and just one neighborhood, McHenry - Rockport is the largest community in Kentucky.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, McHenry - Rockport is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.38% of the McHenry - Rockport workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, McHenry - Rockport is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in McHenry - Rockport who work in office and administrative support (8.37%), sales jobs (7.54%), and food service (7.41%).
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!) McHenry - Rockport 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. McHenry - Rockport has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McHenry - Rockport than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McHenry - Rockport may be for you.
McHenry - Rockport 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.
The percentage of people in McHenry - Rockport with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.16% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in McHenry - Rockport in 2022 was $22,590, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,360 for a family of four. However, McHenry - Rockport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call McHenry - Rockport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McHenry - Rockport residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in McHenry - Rockport include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in McHenry - Rockport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 McHenry - Rockport, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 35.0% 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, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 37 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in McHenry - Rockport are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 86.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 40.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.0% 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, 46.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 20.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (19.9%), and 10.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (7.9%).
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 McHenry - Rockport, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (9.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (2.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.
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 (32.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.2%) 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 (21.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.