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Schurz - Mina, NV

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Overview


Schurz - Mina is a very small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 1,309 people and just one neighborhood, Schurz - Mina is the 44th largest community in Nevada.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Schurz - Mina is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.15% of the Schurz - Mina workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Schurz - Mina is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Schurz - Mina who work in management occupations (13.89%), healthcare (7.22%), and sales jobs (6.48%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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!) Schurz - Mina 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. Schurz - Mina has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Schurz - Mina than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Schurz - Mina may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Schurz - Mina doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Schurz - Mina with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Schurz - Mina in 2018 was $22,696, which is low income relative to Nevada, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,784 for a family of four. However, Schurz - Mina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Schurz - Mina also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.45% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Schurz - Mina is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Schurz - Mina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schurz - Mina residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Schurz - Mina also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.15% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schurz - Mina include French, Irish, English, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Schurz - Mina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Schurz - Mina, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 0 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 99.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

People

The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 63.9% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.

In addition, astoundingly, the neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular Schurz - Mina neighborhood.

Also, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Schurz - Mina is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NV, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.9% of the neighborhoods in Nevada. If you are considering retiring to Nevada, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 47.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% 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 Schurz - Mina are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 96.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 63.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.6% 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, 38.1% 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 37.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (18.9%), and 17.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 83.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages, Italian and Spanish.

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 Schurz - Mina, NV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (47.8%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (7.2%), and residents who report French roots (5.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.3%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (85.3%) 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 (8.9%) . 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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