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Denver - Janesville, IA

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Overview


Denver - Janesville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,405 people and just one neighborhood, Denver - Janesville is the 86th largest community in Iowa.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Denver - Janesville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Denver - Janesville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Denver - Janesville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Denver - Janesville who work in office and administrative support (10.92%), management occupations (10.92%), and teaching (9.58%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

In addition, Denver - Janesville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Denver - Janesville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Denver - Janesville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

As is often the case in a small town, Denver - Janesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Denver - Janesville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.56% of adults in Denver - Janesville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Denver - Janesville in 2018 was $38,531, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,124 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Denver - Janesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

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

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Iowa. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 98.8% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Iowa. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.

In addition, astoundingly, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this single neighborhood has a higher concentration of married couples living here than 95.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Whether they have school-aged children or not, married couples are the rule in the neighborhood. If you are a married couple, you may find many people here with a similar lifestyle, and perhaps common interests. But if you are single, you might not find many other singles here.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 49.5% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.1% have Croatian ancestry.

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 Denver - Janesville are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 72.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.9% 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 68.8% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 42.1% 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 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.1%), and 12.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Denver - Janesville, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (49.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report English roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (5.2%), along with some French 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.3%) 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 (7.8%) . 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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