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Minturn - Red Cliff, CO

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Overview


Minturn - Red Cliff is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,295 people and just one neighborhood, Minturn - Red Cliff is the 168th largest community in Colorado. Minturn - Red Cliff has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Minturn - Red Cliff home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Minturn - Red Cliff real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

Minturn - Red Cliff is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Minturn - Red Cliff is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Minturn - Red Cliff who work in office and administrative support (14.58%), sales jobs (13.31%), and management occupations (12.29%).

Of important note, Minturn - Red Cliff is also a town of artists. Minturn - Red Cliff has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Minturn - Red Cliff’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Minturn - Red Cliff. 57.42% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Minturn - Red Cliff in 2018 was $49,059, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,236 for a family of four. However, Minturn - Red Cliff contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Minturn - Red Cliff is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Minturn - Red Cliff home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Minturn - Red Cliff residents report their race to be White. Minturn - Red Cliff also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.82% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Minturn - Red Cliff include Irish, German, Dutch, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Minturn - Red Cliff is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

In addition, if you are planning to retire in Colorado, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Colorado, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.0% of neighborhoods in CO. If a Colorado retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

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 5 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.1% 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.

Modes of Transportation

More people in choose to walk to work each day (11.6%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 2.9% have British ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak African languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Minturn - Red Cliff are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 70.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America'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, 38.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 36.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.2%), and 9.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

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 88.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

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 Minturn - Red Cliff, CO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (22.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.9%), and residents who report Dutch roots (12.9%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (10.1%), along with some Spanish ancestry residents (8.3%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (58.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (66.0%) 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 (15.3%) and 11.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work 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.


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