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Morristown - Lafferty, OH

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Overview


Morristown - Lafferty is a very small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,650 people and just one neighborhood, Morristown - Lafferty is the 405th largest community in Ohio.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Morristown - Lafferty isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Morristown - Lafferty are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morristown - Lafferty is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morristown - Lafferty who work in office and administrative support (13.78%), healthcare (13.36%), and sales jobs (9.46%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Morristown - Lafferty’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Morristown - Lafferty are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.10% of adults in Morristown - Lafferty having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Morristown - Lafferty in 2018 was $37,693, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,772 for a family of four. However, Morristown - Lafferty contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

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 Morristown - Lafferty, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you are planning to retire in Ohio, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Ohio, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 96.0% of neighborhoods in OH. If a Ohio retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

In addition, there is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.9%) living in the neighborhood.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Slovak ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 1.1% have Slovak ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.0% 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 Morristown - Lafferty are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.9% 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 61.8% of America'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, 35.0% 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 26.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.2%), and 18.4% 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 98.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

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 Morristown - Lafferty, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.0%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (17.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.3%), 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 (44.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.7%) 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 (7.5%) . 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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