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Montreat, NC

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Overview


Montreat is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 919 people and just one neighborhood, Montreat is the 412th largest community in North Carolina. Montreat has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Montreat real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Montreat house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Montreat is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Montreat is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montreat who work in food service (21.37%), sales jobs (16.13%), and computer science and math (8.47%).

Also of interest is that Montreat 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 Montreat telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.04% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Montreat is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Montreat’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

One of the benefits of Montreat is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 10.97 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small town, Montreat doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Montreat overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Montreat, 24.69% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Montreat in 2022 was $10,950, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $43,800 for a family of four.

Montreat is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Montreat home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montreat residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Montreat also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.98% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montreat include Italian, German, English, Irish, and Jamaican.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 59.7% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

People

If you are planning to retire in North Carolina, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in North Carolina, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 96.4% of neighborhoods in NC. If a North Carolina retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 2.8% have Greek ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Montreat are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.9% 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, 51.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 22.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.0%), and 10.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households.

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 Montreat, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (23.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.6%), and residents who report Scottish roots (7.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (6.7%), 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 (43.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (76.4%) 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 (7.0%) . 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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