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Sugar City, ID

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Overview


Sugar City is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,038 people and just one neighborhood, Sugar City is the 80th largest community in Idaho.

Occupations and Workforce

Sugar City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sugar City is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sugar City who work in teaching (21.39%), healthcare suport services (12.12%), and office and administrative support (7.59%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Sugar City has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in Sugar City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.53% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Sugar City is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Sugar City’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sugar City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.85 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Sugar City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Sugar City are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.44% of adults in Sugar City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sugar City in 2018 was $23,752, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,008 for a family of four. However, Sugar City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sugar City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sugar City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sugar City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Sugar City include English, German, Danish, Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Sugar City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Sugar City, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 74.3% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, the neighborhood stands out within Idaho for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 8.8% of college-friendly places to live in ID.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 30.7% have English ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Sugar City are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 10.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 50.8% of America'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, 43.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.9%), and 12.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian and Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Sugar City, ID, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (30.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (21.3%), and residents who report Danish roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (6.5%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (72.9%) 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 (6.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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