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Lizton - North Salem, IN

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Overview


Lizton - North Salem is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 5,148 people and just one neighborhood, Lizton - North Salem is the 130th largest community in Indiana.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Lizton - North Salem is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lizton - North Salem is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lizton - North Salem who work in office and administrative support (13.79%), management occupations (11.01%), and sales jobs (9.36%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Lizton - North Salem is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lizton - North Salem 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 town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lizton - North Salem has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lizton - North Salem’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

One downside of living in Lizton - North Salem is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lizton - North Salem, the average commute to work is 32.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Lizton - North Salem does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of Lizton - North Salem citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.42% of adults in Lizton - North Salem have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lizton - North Salem in 2018 was $33,495, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,980 for a family of four.

The people who call Lizton - North Salem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lizton - North Salem residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lizton - North Salem include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Lizton - North Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Indiana. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 98.8% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Indiana. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.

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 Lizton - North Salem are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 69.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.9% 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 72.2% of America'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, 32.7% 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 28.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.2%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Lizton - North Salem, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.4%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 (32.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (86.3%) 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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