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Drexel - Freeman, MO

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Overview


Drexel - Freeman is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,134 people and just one neighborhood, Drexel - Freeman is the 167th largest community in Missouri.

Drexel - Freeman real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Drexel - Freeman house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Drexel - Freeman is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Drexel - Freeman is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Drexel - Freeman who work in management occupations (14.83%), office and administrative support (11.90%), and sales jobs (10.24%).

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.01% 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

In Drexel - Freeman, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.34 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Drexel - Freeman is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.91% of adults 25 and older in Drexel - Freeman have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Drexel - Freeman in 2018 was $41,134, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,536 for a family of four. However, Drexel - Freeman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Drexel - Freeman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

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

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 32 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Drexel - Freeman are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 39.1% 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 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.1%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Drexel - Freeman, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.0%), and residents who report English roots (11.5%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.8%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.0%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (36.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (78.6%) 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 (9.5%) . 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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