Mallory - Accoville is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,943 people and just one neighborhood, Mallory - Accoville is the 110th largest community in West Virginia.
Unlike some towns, Mallory - Accoville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mallory - Accoville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mallory - Accoville is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mallory - Accoville who work in office and administrative support (17.02%), management occupations (13.06%), and healthcare (10.41%).
The overall crime rate in Mallory - Accoville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mallory - Accoville is worth considering.
One downside of living in Mallory - Accoville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.82 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Mallory - Accoville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Mallory - Accoville, just 6.82% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mallory - Accoville in 2022 was $24,624, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,496 for a family of four. However, Mallory - Accoville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mallory - Accoville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mallory - Accoville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Mallory - Accoville include Irish, German, British, Hungarian, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in Mallory - Accoville is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 20.0% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 93.4% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.9% of all American neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 45.8% 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, 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.
The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.0% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
In addition, the neighborhood is unique for having just 6.8% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.4% of America's neighborhoods.
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 Mallory - Accoville are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 47.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 33.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.8%), and 20.0% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% 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 Mallory - Accoville, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (11.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (2.4%), and residents who report British roots (1.6%).
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (93.4%) 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.