Vancleave is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 5,592 people and five associated neighborhoods, Vancleave is the 63rd largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Vancleave, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Vancleave, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Vancleave’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Vancleave does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $70,313.00.
Vancleave real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Vancleave house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Vancleave has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Vancleave telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Because of many things, Vancleave is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Vancleave really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Vancleave perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Vancleave, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.20 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Vancleave does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Vancleave is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.59% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Vancleave in 2022 was $39,450, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,800 for a family of four. However, Vancleave contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Vancleave home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vancleave residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vancleave include English, Irish, German, Welsh, and French.
The most common language spoken in Vancleave is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.