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Walworth, NY

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Overview


Walworth is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 917 people and just one neighborhood, Walworth is the 777th largest community in New York. Walworth has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Walworth is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Walworth is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walworth who work in office and administrative support (17.45%), healthcare (15.32%), and sales jobs (10.64%).

Also of interest is that Walworth has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Walworth is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Walworth’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Walworth is a very car-oriented town. 97.87% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Walworth is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Walworth has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Walworth are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.75% of adults in Walworth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Walworth in 2018 was $39,291, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,164 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Walworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.

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.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 91.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 97.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 11.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of New York. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.7% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 4.8% have Dutch ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 19.7% 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 99.7% 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 Walworth are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 66.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.3% 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 77.7% 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, 47.8% 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 21.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.9%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.7% of households. Some people also speak Italian (19.7%).

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 Walworth, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (34.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (20.5%), and residents who report English roots (16.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (13.0%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.3%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (91.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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