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Bicknell, IN

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Overview


Bicknell is a very small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,989 people and just one neighborhood, Bicknell is the 186th largest community in Indiana. Bicknell 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, Bicknell isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bicknell are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bicknell is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bicknell who work in healthcare (15.11%), sales jobs (11.78%), and office and administrative support (8.65%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small city, Bicknell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Bicknell are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.00% of adults in Bicknell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Bicknell in 2018 was $28,949, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,796 for a family of four. However, Bicknell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bicknell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bicknell residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Bicknell include German, English, Hungarian, Irish, and European.

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

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 Bicknell, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 90.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Slovak ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 1.1% have Slovak 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 Bicknell are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 12.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.2% of U.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, 30.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (26.0%), and 14.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.8%).

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 Bicknell, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (12.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Hungarian ancestry (4.6%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (3.3%), 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 (37.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (90.0%) 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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