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Penney Farms, FL

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Overview


Penney Farms is a tiny town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 830 people and just one neighborhood, Penney Farms is the 440th largest community in Florida.

Occupations and Workforce

Penney Farms is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Penney Farms is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Penney Farms who work in sales jobs (52.46%), computer science and math (21.31%), and business and financial occupations (11.48%).

Also of interest is that Penney Farms has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 52.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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

One downside of living in Penney Farms is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Penney Farms, the average commute to work is 37.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Penney Farms are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.46% of adults in Penney Farms have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Penney Farms in 2018 was $33,239, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,956 for a family of four. However, Penney Farms contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Penney Farms home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Penney Farms residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Penney Farms include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Penney Farms is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

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

People

Astoundingly, the neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular Penney Farms neighborhood.

In addition, if you are planning to retire in Florida, 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 Florida, 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 95.9% of neighborhoods in FL. If a Florida retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.3% of all neighborhoods in America, with 43.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

Modes of Transportation

In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 22.0% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 95.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Romanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Romanian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Portuguese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Penney Farms are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.5% 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, 33.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.8%), and 18.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Penney Farms, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (13.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (4.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.7%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.7%), 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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (39.2% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (55.4%) 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 (22.0%) . 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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