Parkton is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 497 people and just one neighborhood, Parkton is the 485th largest community in North Carolina.
Unlike some towns, Parkton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Parkton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Parkton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Parkton who work in office and administrative support (22.73%), healthcare (10.10%), and management occupations (7.07%).
Also of interest is that Parkton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In Parkton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.79 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Parkton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Parkton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.44% of adults in Parkton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Parkton in 2022 was $29,036, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,144 for a family of four. However, Parkton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Parkton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Parkton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parkton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Parkton include English, German, Irish, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Parkton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 99.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 49.9% 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 Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American 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 Parkton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.7% 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, 35.2% 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 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.6%), and 19.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (9.1%).
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 Parkton, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (12.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report German roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.8%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.7%), 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 (37.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.9%) 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 (18.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.