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Arcadia - Atlanta, IN

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Overview


Arcadia - Atlanta is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 4,359 people and just one neighborhood, Arcadia - Atlanta is the 145th largest community in Indiana.

Arcadia - Atlanta real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Arcadia - Atlanta house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Arcadia - Atlanta is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Arcadia - Atlanta is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arcadia - Atlanta who work in management occupations (12.84%), office and administrative support (12.75%), and healthcare (12.30%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.02% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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

Because of many things, Arcadia - Atlanta is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Arcadia - Atlanta really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Arcadia - Atlanta perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Arcadia - Atlanta, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.59 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Arcadia - Atlanta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Arcadia - Atlanta overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Arcadia - Atlanta, 23.90% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Arcadia - Atlanta in 2018 was $36,850, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,400 for a family of four. However, Arcadia - Atlanta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Arcadia - Atlanta, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 40.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.2% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

People

The neighborhood stands out within Indiana for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 6.6% of college-friendly places to live in IN.

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 Arcadia - Atlanta are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.1% 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, 37.0% 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 24.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.3%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

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 Arcadia - Atlanta, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.2%), and residents who report Mexican roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.2%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (73.5%) 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 (11.4%) . 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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