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Rison, AR

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Overview


Rison is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 939 people and just one neighborhood, Rison is the 200th largest community in Arkansas.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Rison, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 53.33% of Rison’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Rison is a city of professionals, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rison who work in farm management occupations (12.96%), teaching (11.48%), and office and administrative support (5.93%).

Another important characteristic of Rison is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The citizens of Rison are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.81% of adults in Rison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Rison in 2022 was $18,956, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,824 for a family of four. However, Rison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rison also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 44.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Rison is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rison include English, Irish, Other Subsaharan African, Scandinavian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Rison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 15 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

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 Rison are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.6% 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, 36.9% 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 34.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.2%), and 6.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% 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 Rison, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.2%), and residents who report German roots (4.8%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (1.9%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (1.5%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (86.0%) 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 (9.3%) . 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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