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Kimberly, ID

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Overview


Kimberly is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 5,072 people and just one neighborhood, Kimberly is the 39th largest community in Idaho. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Kimberly, 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 Kimberly, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Kimberly’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Kimberly does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $69,434.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kimberly is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kimberly is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kimberly who work in office and administrative support (16.17%), sales jobs (11.02%), and food service (10.93%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Kimberly. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Kimberly is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Kimberly a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Kimberly has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Kimberly’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Kimberly 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 citizens of Kimberly are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.34% of adults in Kimberly have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Kimberly in 2018 was $24,217, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,868 for a family of four. However, Kimberly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kimberly is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kimberly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kimberly residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Kimberly also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kimberly include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European.

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

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

With 1.6% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 95.8% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish 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 Kimberly are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 67.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.8% 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, 38.8% 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 23.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.8%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 85.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (13.4%).

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 Kimberly, ID, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (16.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.0%), and residents who report German roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (5.2%), 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 (52.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.9%) 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 (6.1%) . 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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