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Guntown, MS

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Overview


Guntown is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,419 people and just one neighborhood, Guntown is the 108th largest community in Mississippi. Much of the housing stock in Guntown was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Guntown economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Guntown, where the median household income is $66,058.00.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Guntown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Guntown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Guntown who work in sales jobs (15.13%), office and administrative support (8.66%), and management occupations (7.99%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Guntown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The overall education level of Guntown is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.24% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Guntown in 2018 was $23,796, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,184 for a family of four. However, Guntown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Guntown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Guntown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Guntown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Guntown include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and European.

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

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.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 10.1% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Mississippi. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.

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 Guntown are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 73.6% of America'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, 42.7% 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 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.8%), and 10.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Guntown, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (14.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report German roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.7%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (48.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.8%) 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.


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