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LeRoy - Waverly, KS

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Overview


LeRoy - Waverly is a very small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 2,521 people and just one neighborhood, LeRoy - Waverly is the 140th largest community in Kansas. LeRoy - Waverly has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

LeRoy - Waverly is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, LeRoy - Waverly is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in LeRoy - Waverly who work in management occupations (15.42%), healthcare (8.79%), and sales jobs (7.63%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Being a small town, LeRoy - Waverly does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of LeRoy - Waverly are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.09% of adults in LeRoy - Waverly having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in LeRoy - Waverly in 2018 was $41,990, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,960 for a family of four. However, LeRoy - Waverly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call LeRoy - Waverly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of LeRoy - Waverly residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in LeRoy - Waverly include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in LeRoy - Waverly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.

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

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 8 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.5% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 34.6% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 95.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in LeRoy - Waverly is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in KS, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.4% of the neighborhoods in Kansas. If you are considering retiring to Kansas, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

The Neighbors

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 LeRoy - Waverly are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.3% 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, 42.3% 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 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.2%), and 10.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.9% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 LeRoy - Waverly, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.8%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (87.4%) 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 (10.8%) . 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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