Asbury is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 6,051 people and just one neighborhood, Asbury is the 68th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Asbury was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Asbury economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Asbury, where the median household income is $130,071.00.
Asbury real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Asbury house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Asbury is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Asbury is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asbury who work in office and administrative support (11.78%), business and financial occupations (11.22%), and sales jobs (11.19%).
Also of interest is that Asbury has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Asbury telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.80% 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.
Because of many things, Asbury is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Asbury really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Asbury perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.84 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Asbury does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Asbury, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Asbury is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.34% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Asbury in 2022 was $51,366, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,464 for a family of four.
The people who call Asbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Asbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Asbury include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Asbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
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.
A majority of the adults in the neighborhood are wealthy and educated executives. They own stately homes that tend to maintain high real estate appreciation rates. Their upper-level careers keep them busy, but allow them to live comfortably. If you're an executive and want to keep similar company, consider settling in this neighborhood, rated as an executive lifestyle "best choice" neighborhood for Iowa by NeighborhoodScout's analysis, which rated it as better for executive lifestyles than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in Iowa. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children and college students.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 57.7% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 32.8% have Irish ancestry.
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 Asbury are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 90.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.4% 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 77.0% 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, 50.3% 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 21.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.5%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households.
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 Asbury, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (57.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (32.8%), and residents who report English roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (3.3%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.9%), among others.
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 (47.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.