Daniels - Beaver is a somewhat small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 5,055 people and just one neighborhood, Daniels - Beaver is the 30th largest community in West Virginia.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Daniels - Beaver is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Daniels - Beaver is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Daniels - Beaver who work in management occupations (15.85%), sales jobs (11.04%), and computer science and math (7.53%).
Also of interest is that Daniels - Beaver has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Daniels - Beaver is also a town of artists. Daniels - Beaver has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Daniels - Beaver’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Daniels - Beaver telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.33% 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Daniels - Beaver has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Daniels - Beaver a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Daniels - Beaver doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Daniels - Beaver overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Daniels - Beaver, 23.20% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Daniels - Beaver in 2022 was $31,893, 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 $127,572 for a family of four. However, Daniels - Beaver contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Daniels - Beaver home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Daniels - Beaver residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Daniels - Beaver include English, German, Irish, Polish, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Daniels - Beaver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 34.1% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 2.1% have Eastern European 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 Daniels - Beaver are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 38.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.0%), and 9.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.7%).
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 Daniels - Beaver, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (34.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (3.2%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (2.9%), 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 (60.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.4%) 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 (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.