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Afton - Lorimor, IA

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Overview


Afton - Lorimor is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,169 people and just one neighborhood, Afton - Lorimor is the 251st largest community in Iowa. Afton - Lorimor has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Afton - Lorimor is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Afton - Lorimor is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Afton - Lorimor who work in management occupations (15.40%), office and administrative support (9.69%), and sales jobs (9.17%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Afton - Lorimor is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.41% of adults 25 and older in Afton - Lorimor have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Afton - Lorimor in 2018 was $30,351, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,404 for a family of four. However, Afton - Lorimor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Afton - Lorimor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 16 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 3.6% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 95.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Afton - Lorimor are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.2% of U.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, 36.7% 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 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.7%), and 12.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% 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 Afton - Lorimor, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.3%), and residents who report English roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.0%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.5%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.1%) 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 (11.7%) . 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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