Nutter Fort is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,463 people and just one neighborhood, Nutter Fort is the 129th largest community in West Virginia.
Unlike some towns, Nutter Fort isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nutter Fort are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nutter Fort is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nutter Fort who work in sales jobs (19.30%), healthcare (14.60%), and office and administrative support (13.15%).
The education level of Nutter Fort citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.92% of adults 25 and older in Nutter Fort have a college degree.
The per capita income in Nutter Fort in 2018 was $32,741, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,964 for a family of four. However, Nutter Fort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Nutter Fort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nutter Fort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nutter Fort include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Nutter Fort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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.
The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.0%) living in the neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 24.3% have 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 Nutter Fort are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.1% 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, 36.7% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 33.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.1%), and 16.1% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.2%).
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 Nutter Fort, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (24.3%), and residents who report Italian roots (9.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.9%), among others.
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 (45.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.2%) 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 (6.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.