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Poland, IN

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Overview


Poland is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,640 people and just one neighborhood, Poland is the 164th largest community in Indiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Poland is a blue-collar town, with 47.16% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Poland is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poland who work in office and administrative support (12.12%), management occupations (6.17%), and sales jobs (5.19%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Poland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Poland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Poland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.17 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Poland is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.81% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Poland in 2018 was $25,286, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,144 for a family of four. However, Poland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Poland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.

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

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

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 Poland are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 31.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.4% 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, 46.5% 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 18.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.7%), and 16.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.

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 Poland, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.1%), and residents who report English roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (1.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (49.4% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (74.6%) 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 (20.2%) . 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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