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Big Sandy, MT

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Overview


Big Sandy is a tiny town located in the state of Montana. With a population of 599 people and just one neighborhood, Big Sandy is the 112th largest community in Montana.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Big Sandy isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Big Sandy are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Big Sandy is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Big Sandy who work in management occupations (15.19%), food service (8.88%), and office and administrative support (7.74%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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

The overall crime rate in Big Sandy is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Big Sandy has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Big Sandy has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Big Sandy than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Big Sandy may be for you.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.10 minutes getting to work every day.

Demographics

The citizens of Big Sandy are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.96% of adults in Big Sandy having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Big Sandy in 2018 was $26,241, which is lower middle income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,964 for a family of four. However, Big Sandy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Big Sandy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Big Sandy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Sandy residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Big Sandy include German, Norwegian, Irish, European, and Scandinavian.

The most common language spoken in Big Sandy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and African languages.

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 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 98.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 29.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 6.4% have Norwegian 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 Big Sandy are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.6% 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, 43.0% 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 18.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.5%), and 14.9% 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 99.0% 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 Big Sandy, MT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (29.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (17.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.4%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (6.4%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (63.7%) 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 (12.9%) and 9.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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