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Lisbon, ND

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Overview


Lisbon is a very small city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 2,185 people and just one neighborhood, Lisbon is the 42nd largest community in North Dakota. Much of the housing stock in Lisbon was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lisbon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.62% of the Lisbon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lisbon is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lisbon who work in healthcare suport services (9.63%), management occupations (9.29%), and office and administrative support (9.06%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lisbon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.08 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Lisbon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The citizens of Lisbon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.09% of adults in Lisbon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lisbon in 2018 was $30,473, which is low income relative to North Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,892 for a family of four. However, Lisbon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Lisbon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

People

If you are planning to retire in North Dakota, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in North Dakota, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 96.9% of neighborhoods in ND. If a North Dakota retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 34.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 1.7% have Yugoslav 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 Lisbon are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 31.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.0% 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, 39.6% 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 23.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.2%), and 18.2% 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 96.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.3%).

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 Lisbon, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (39.5%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (34.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (4.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (4.5%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.9%), 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 (44.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (78.0%) 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 (13.0%) . 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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