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Tiffin - Oxford, IA

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Overview


Tiffin - Oxford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 7,440 people and just one neighborhood, Tiffin - Oxford is the 59th largest community in Iowa. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Tiffin - Oxford, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Tiffin - Oxford, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Tiffin - Oxford’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Tiffin - Oxford does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $83,182.00.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Tiffin - Oxford is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tiffin - Oxford is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tiffin - Oxford who work in healthcare (16.59%), management occupations (15.62%), and office and administrative support (14.49%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

The citizens of Tiffin - Oxford are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.21% of adults in Tiffin - Oxford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Tiffin - Oxford in 2018 was $42,423, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,692 for a family of four. However, Tiffin - Oxford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tiffin - Oxford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tiffin - Oxford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tiffin - Oxford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Tiffin - Oxford include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Tiffin - Oxford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish 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

If you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the neighborhood. The ambiance, the charm, of row houses is something special. And in sheer abundance of row houses, this neighborhood truly stands out. The real estate here has a higher proportion of row houses and attached homes than nearly any neighborhood in America. In fact, 27.3% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.

People

If you are an executive or professional seeking a neighborhood affording an executive lifestyle, or just wanting to find where other executives live in the area, the neighborhood should be on your list. It has an enviable mix of spacious homes, relatively stable real estate values, and residents that include a number of wealthy executives, managers, and professionals. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis places it as one of the top 12.2% executive lifestyle neighborhoods in the state of Iowa.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian 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 Tiffin - Oxford are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 68.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.9% 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 79.1% 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, 49.0% 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 18.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.9%), and 15.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.0%).

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 Tiffin - Oxford, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report English roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (6.1%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (6.0%), 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 (38.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.2%) 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 (5.3%) . 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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