Crawford is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 412 people and just one neighborhood, Crawford is the 228th largest community in Mississippi.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Crawford is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.42% of the Crawford workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Crawford is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crawford who work in sales jobs (19.77%), law enforcement and fire fighting (6.40%), and office and administrative support (5.81%).
Of important note, Crawford is also a town of artists. Crawford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Crawford’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Crawford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.86% 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.
The overall crime rate in Crawford is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Crawford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Crawford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Crawford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Crawford may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Crawford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Crawford ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Crawford in 2022 was $23,146, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,584 for a family of four. However, Crawford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Crawford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crawford residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Crawford include African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
The most common language spoken in Crawford is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
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 Crawford, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 53.8% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.4% of American neighborhoods.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 91.2% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.6% of all American neighborhoods.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.7% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.6% of this neighborhood's residents have African 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 Crawford are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.9% 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, 53.8% 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 24.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.9%), and 5.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.
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 Crawford, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (6.6%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (6.6%), and residents who report English roots (6.3%).
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 (61.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (91.2%) 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.