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Amanda, OH

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Overview


Amanda is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 672 people and just one neighborhood, Amanda is the 631st largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Amanda was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Amanda real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Amanda house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Amanda is a blue-collar town, with 42.26% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Amanda is a village of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Amanda who work in teaching (15.22%), management occupations (9.71%), and office and administrative support (5.77%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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

One downside of living in Amanda, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.20 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Amanda are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.81% of adults in Amanda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Amanda in 2018 was $24,854, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,416 for a family of four. However, Amanda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Amanda is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Amanda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amanda residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Amanda include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Amanda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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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 11.5% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Ohio. 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 Swiss and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 3.1% have Welsh 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 Amanda are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.4% 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 58.1% 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, 33.5% 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 28.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (6.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Amanda, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (22.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.7%), and residents who report English roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (3.2%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (3.1%), 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 (31.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (89.0%) 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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