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Rindge, NH

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Overview


Rindge is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,524 people and just one neighborhood, Rindge is the 52nd largest community in New Hampshire.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rindge is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rindge is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rindge who work in management occupations (11.54%), healthcare (11.30%), and sales jobs (9.67%).

A relatively large number of people in Rindge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.37% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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

Demographics

The citizens of Rindge are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.14% of adults in Rindge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rindge in 2018 was $37,392, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,568 for a family of four.

Rindge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rindge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rindge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rindge include French, Finnish, Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Rindge is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

An extraordinary 16.8% of the residents of the neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.

In addition, the neighborhood stands out within New Hampshire for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.2% of college-friendly places to live in NH.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 6.3% have Ukrainian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Mon-Khmer, which is the dominant language of Cambodia, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Rindge are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 74.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.0% 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 58.6% of America'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, 43.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.2%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.5% of households. Some people also speak French (2.0%).

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 Rindge, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (13.9%). There are also a number of people of Finnish ancestry (12.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (12.2%), along with some German ancestry residents (10.5%), 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 (34.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (75.7%) 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 (6.5%) . 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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