New Hebron is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 367 people and just one neighborhood, New Hebron is the 237th largest community in Mississippi.
New Hebron is a blue-collar town, with 36.41% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, New Hebron is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Hebron who work in healthcare (15.90%), teaching (12.31%), and maintenance occupations (9.23%).
New Hebron’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In New Hebron, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, New Hebron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in New Hebron who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.45% of adults in New Hebron have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in New Hebron in 2022 was $28,769, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,076 for a family of four. However, New Hebron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
New Hebron is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Hebron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Hebron residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Hebron include Irish, English, French, Welsh, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in New Hebron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 38.7% 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, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 24 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.9% of America.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.5% 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.
With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 87.9% of the neighborhoods in MS. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
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 New Hebron are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 26.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.4% of U.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, 42.0% 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 29.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.1%), and 11.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% 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 New Hebron, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (5.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (3.8%), and residents who report German roots (2.9%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (1.1%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.1%), 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 (42.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (85.9%) 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 (13.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.