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Geronimo, OK

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Overview


Geronimo is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 1,176 people and just one neighborhood, Geronimo is the 222nd largest community in Oklahoma.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Geronimo is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.20% of the Geronimo workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Geronimo is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Geronimo who work in business and financial occupations (15.80%), sales jobs (8.60%), and office and administrative support (6.60%).

Geronimo is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Geronimo, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Setting & Lifestyle

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

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

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Geronimo who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.15% of the adults in Geronimo have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Geronimo in 2018 was $23,685, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,740 for a family of four. However, Geronimo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Geronimo is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Geronimo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Geronimo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Geronimo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Geronimo include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and French.

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

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

Occupations

With 2.1% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 96.8% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 37 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

The neighborhood stands out within Oklahoma for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 9.5% of college-friendly places to live in OK. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Romanian and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Romanian ancestry and 3.1% have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.9% 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 Geronimo are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 74.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.2% 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 64.7% 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, 39.5% 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 26.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.3%), and 12.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

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 92.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

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 Geronimo, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.7%), along with some Native American ancestry residents (3.1%), 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 (54.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.6%) 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 (6.8%) . 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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