Versailles is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,639 people and just one neighborhood, Versailles is the 238th largest community in Missouri.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Versailles is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.14% of the Versailles workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Versailles is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Versailles who work in teaching (9.54%), office and administrative support (7.85%), and management occupations (7.06%).
Residents will find that the city 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, Versailles is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Versailles spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.03 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Versailles 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.
The citizens of Versailles have a very low rate of college education: just 9.84% 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 Versailles in 2022 was $23,682, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,728 for a family of four. However, Versailles contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Versailles is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Versailles home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Versailles residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Versailles include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Versailles is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
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.
Of particular note, 3.4% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.3% 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.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 62.6% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (22.9%) than in 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry.
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 Versailles are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.8% of U.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, 44.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.9%), and 11.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households.
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 Versailles, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.9%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (62.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (70.8%) 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 (22.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.