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New London, MO

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Overview


New London is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 958 people and just one neighborhood, New London is the 359th largest community in Missouri.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New London is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.38% of the New London workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, New London is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New London who work in healthcare (11.19%), food service (10.96%), and healthcare suport services (7.08%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The percentage of people in New London with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in New London in 2018 was $21,290, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,160 for a family of four. However, New London contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish 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 New London are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.1% 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, 31.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (27.4%), and 13.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% 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 New London, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Danish ancestry (4.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.3%), 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 (52.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.9%) 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 (10.6%) . 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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