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DeWitt, IA

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Overview


DeWitt is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,531 people and just one neighborhood, DeWitt is the 75th largest community in Iowa.

DeWitt real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although DeWitt house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, DeWitt is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, DeWitt is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in DeWitt who work in healthcare (15.29%), office and administrative support (12.01%), and management occupations (9.70%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small city, DeWitt doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

DeWitt is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.06% of adults in DeWitt have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in DeWitt in 2018 was $39,529, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,116 for a family of four. However, DeWitt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in DeWitt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Laotian and Greek.

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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 46.7% have German ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.0% 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 DeWitt are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.4% 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, 46.2% 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 24.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.4%), and 14.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.6% 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 DeWitt, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (46.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.2%), and residents who report Danish roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.6%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (34.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.0%) 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 (6.0%) . 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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