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Middleburg, NC

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Overview


Middleburg is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 103 people and just one neighborhood, Middleburg is the 575th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Middleburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Middleburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Middleburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Middleburg is a town of managers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middleburg who work in business and financial occupations (27.40%), healthcare (9.59%), and teaching (9.59%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Middleburg’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Middleburg is worth considering.

One downside of living in Middleburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Middleburg, the average commute to work is 37.90 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Middleburg is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.17% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Middleburg in 2022 was $46,078, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,312 for a family of four. However, Middleburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Middleburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.46% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Middleburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Greek.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Middleburg, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Middleburg 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 85.0% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina. If you are considering retiring to North Carolina, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Middleburg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.1% 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, 34.2% 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 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.8%), and 17.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).

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 Middleburg, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (17.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.1%), and residents who report German roots (9.0%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (2.0%), along with some South American ancestry residents (1.7%), 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 (33.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (67.2%) 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 (7.4%) . 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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