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Glasco - Jamestown, KS

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Overview


Glasco - Jamestown is a very small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 1,385 people and just one neighborhood, Glasco - Jamestown is the 211th largest community in Kansas. Much of the housing stock in Glasco - Jamestown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Glasco - Jamestown, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.76% of Glasco - Jamestown’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Glasco - Jamestown is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glasco - Jamestown who work in office and administrative support (15.89%), management occupations (14.14%), and sales jobs (7.00%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

The population of Glasco - Jamestown 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 Glasco - Jamestown, 22.56% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Glasco - Jamestown in 2018 was $35,929, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,716 for a family of four. However, Glasco - Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Glasco - Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

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.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.4% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 37.8% have German 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 Glasco - Jamestown are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.5% 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 52.8% of America'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, 35.0% 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 29.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.0%), and 14.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.9% 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 Glasco - Jamestown, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (21.2%), and residents who report English roots (8.0%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (7.9%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (6.0%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.7%) 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 (7.4%) . 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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