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Marcus, IA

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Overview


Marcus is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,058 people and just one neighborhood, Marcus is the 343rd largest community in Iowa. Marcus has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Marcus isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Marcus are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marcus is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marcus who work in management occupations (10.39%), teaching (9.61%), and sales jobs (9.45%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Marcus’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Marcus 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. Marcus has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Marcus than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Marcus may be for you.

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

Demographics

The overall education level of Marcus is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.75% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Marcus in 2018 was $43,240, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,960 for a family of four. However, Marcus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Marcus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

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

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 12 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.5% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

If you are planning to retire in Iowa, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Iowa, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.2% of neighborhoods in IA. If a Iowa retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Brazilian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 2.8% have Brazilian ancestry.

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 Marcus are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 45.4% 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 27.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.4%), and 11.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% 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 Marcus, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (42.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.5%), and residents who report Swedish roots (9.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (5.1%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (79.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (5.2%) . 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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