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Searsboro, IA

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Overview


Searsboro is a tiny city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 127 people and just one neighborhood, Searsboro is the 444th largest community in Iowa.

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

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Searsboro, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.25% of Searsboro’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Searsboro is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Searsboro who work in management occupations (10.45%), office and administrative support (8.96%), and personal care services (7.46%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Being a small city, Searsboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The population of Searsboro has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.81% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Searsboro in 2022 was $22,698, which is low income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,792 for a family of four. However, Searsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

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

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 12 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 95.5% 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 Dutch and Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 2.6% have Eastern European 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 Searsboro are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.1% 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 67.6% 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, 38.9% 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 32.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.5%), and 12.1% 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 97.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.1%).

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 Searsboro, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.2%). There are also a number of people of Dutch ancestry (19.0%), and residents who report English roots (11.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.0%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (5.0%), 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 (40.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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