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Bussey - Harvey, IA

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Overview


Bussey - Harvey is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,542 people and just one neighborhood, Bussey - Harvey is the 216th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Bussey - Harvey was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Bussey - Harvey, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.58% of Bussey - Harvey’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bussey - Harvey is a town of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bussey - Harvey who work in food service (7.66%), healthcare (7.66%), and sales jobs (7.26%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bussey - Harvey has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bussey - Harvey has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bussey - Harvey than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bussey - Harvey may be for you.

Bussey - Harvey is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Bussey - Harvey is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.89% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bussey - Harvey in 2018 was $36,365, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,460 for a family of four. However, Bussey - Harvey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Bussey - Harvey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.

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.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

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 22 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch 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 Bussey - Harvey are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.9% 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 75.4% 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, 41.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.1%), and 11.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% of households.

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 Bussey - Harvey, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.0%). There are also a number of people of Dutch ancestry (18.4%), and residents who report English roots (14.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (12.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.6%), 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 (54.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.3%) 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 (14.5%) . 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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