Lake Waccamaw is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,255 people and just one neighborhood, Lake Waccamaw is the 373rd largest community in North Carolina.
Lake Waccamaw is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Waccamaw is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Waccamaw who work in healthcare (19.20%), teaching (17.03%), and management occupations (10.99%).
Also of interest is that Lake Waccamaw has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Lake Waccamaw telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Lake Waccamaw is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Lake Waccamaw’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Lake Waccamaw 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.
The education level of Lake Waccamaw citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.82% of adults in Lake Waccamaw have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lake Waccamaw in 2022 was $51,097, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $204,388 for a family of four. However, Lake Waccamaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lake Waccamaw is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake Waccamaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Waccamaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Waccamaw include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Lake Waccamaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 33.5% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Lake Waccamaw is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NC, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.0% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina. If you are considering retiring to North Carolina, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 3.7% have Scots-Irish 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 Lake Waccamaw are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 51.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.0% 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 60.9% of America'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, 52.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 18.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (15.9%), and 12.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households.
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 Lake Waccamaw, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (18.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.0%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (3.7%), 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 (31.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.5%) 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.