Valley Bend is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 470 people and just one neighborhood, Valley Bend is the 203rd largest community in West Virginia. Valley Bend has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Unlike some towns, Valley Bend isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Valley Bend are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Valley Bend is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valley Bend who work in healthcare (48.44%), teaching (13.13%), and office and administrative support (9.06%).
In addition, Valley Bend is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Valley Bend’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Valley Bend, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.34 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Valley Bend doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Valley Bend 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 Valley Bend, 24.95% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Valley Bend in 2022 was $47,298, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $189,192 for a family of four. However, Valley Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Valley Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Bend residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Valley Bend include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Valley Bend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
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 Valley Bend, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Of particular note, 12.5% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 17 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry.
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 Valley Bend are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 54.1% 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, 41.5% 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 23.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.3%), and 16.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Valley Bend, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (14.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.2%), and residents who report English roots (14.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (8.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.9%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.0%) 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 (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.