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Verona, MS

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Overview


Verona is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,747 people and just one neighborhood, Verona is the 101st largest community in Mississippi.

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

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Verona, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 50.43% of Verona’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Verona is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Verona who work in sales jobs (13.33%), office and administrative support (12.03%), and food service (5.58%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The citizens of Verona have a very low rate of college education: just 6.88% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Verona in 2018 was $20,791, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,164 for a family of four. Verona also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.11% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Verona 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.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

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 Verona are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 42.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.6% 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, 49.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.5%), and 10.3% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Verona, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (4.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (2.8%), and residents who report German roots (2.0%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (1.8%), along with some Dominican ancestry residents (1.3%), 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 (50.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.8%) 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 (12.2%) . 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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