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Waynesfield, OH

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Overview


Waynesfield is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 736 people and just one neighborhood, Waynesfield is the 617th largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Waynesfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Waynesfield is a blue-collar town, with 44.01% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Waynesfield is a village of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynesfield who work in office and administrative support (9.38%), management occupations (8.85%), and healthcare suport services (8.07%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Waynesfield is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Waynesfield a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Waynesfield has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Waynesfield’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Waynesfield is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Waynesfield rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.61% of adults 25 and older in Waynesfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Waynesfield in 2018 was $27,711, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,844 for a family of four. However, Waynesfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Waynesfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynesfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waynesfield include German, Irish, Lithuanian, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Waynesfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.

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.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lithuanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Lithuanian ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Waynesfield are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.7% 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 66.2% 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, 43.8% 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 29.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.6%), and 11.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.

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 Waynesfield, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.2%), and residents who report English roots (6.3%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.4%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.5%), 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 (47.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (89.6%) 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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