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Jordan - Elbridge, NY

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Overview


Jordan - Elbridge is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,445 people and just one neighborhood, Jordan - Elbridge is the 302nd largest community in New York.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Jordan - Elbridge isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Jordan - Elbridge are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jordan - Elbridge is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jordan - Elbridge who work in office and administrative support (16.00%), management occupations (11.40%), and food service (8.36%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Jordan - Elbridge who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.95% of the adults in Jordan - Elbridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jordan - Elbridge in 2018 was $35,183, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,732 for a family of four. However, Jordan - Elbridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Jordan - Elbridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jordan - Elbridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jordan - Elbridge include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Jordan - Elbridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 2.0% have Ukrainian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.7% 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 Jordan - Elbridge are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.2% 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, 36.5% 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 23.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.2%), and 19.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (12.4%).

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 Jordan - Elbridge, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (19.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (18.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (14.5%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (4.2%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (78.2%) 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 (14.9%) . 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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