working-class neighborhoods
Modest income districts
Working-class neighborhoods are residential areas predominantly inhabited by people who earn wages through manual labor, trades, or service jobs rather than salaried professional work.
The term carries connotations of modest housing, tight-knit communities, and limited economic resources: She grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the south side.
The phrase often implies authenticity or hardship depending on context.
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
- shift workLabor in timed blocks
- tenementsOvercrowded urban dwellings
- row housesAdjoining homes sharing side walls
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
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working-class neighborhoodsaffluent suburbs
Prosperous areas near cities
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working-class neighborhoodsaffluent suburbs
Prosperous areas near cities
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