Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital median real estate price is $268,357, which is less expensive than 76.7% of Virginia neighborhoods and 65.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital is currently $2,200, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 52.9% of Virginia neighborhoods.
Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Richmond, Virginia.
Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 9.1% in Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 42.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
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.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 95.3% of the adult residents in the Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 97.3% of neighborhoods in the U.S. If you are seeking such a neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that this is one place that you should consider.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood than in 95.0% 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.
Did you know that the Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood has more Jamaican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood. More residents of the Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 95.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
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 Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood in Richmond are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.0% 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 Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood, 41.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 33.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (19.1%), and 6.8% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.2% 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 Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood in Richmond, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Jamaican (6.1%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (5.1%), and residents who report African roots (5.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Broad Rock Industrial Park / McGuire Veterans Hospital neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (62.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (8.2%) and 8.0% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.