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Neligh, NE

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Overview


Neligh is a very small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 1,518 people and just one neighborhood, Neligh is the 140th largest community in Nebraska. Much of the housing stock in Neligh was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Neligh isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Neligh are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Neligh is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Neligh who work in sales jobs (15.18%), office and administrative support (13.09%), and healthcare (9.56%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Neligh’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Neligh spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.22 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Neligh does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of Neligh citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.57% of adults 25 and older in Neligh have a college degree.

The per capita income in Neligh in 2018 was $30,718, which is lower middle income relative to Nebraska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,872 for a family of four. However, Neligh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Neligh is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Neligh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Neligh residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Neligh also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Neligh include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Neligh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish 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.

Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 72.5% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.2%) living in the neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 44.0% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 3.4% 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 Neligh are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.9% 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 79.2% of America'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, 31.4% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.7%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (8.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Neligh, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (44.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.2%), and residents who report Mexican roots (9.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.0%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (5.2%), 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 (72.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (85.4%) 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 (7.2%) . 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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