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Ladonia - Dodd City, TX

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Overview


Ladonia - Dodd City is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,695 people and just one neighborhood, Ladonia - Dodd City is the 568th largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Ladonia - Dodd City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ladonia - Dodd City is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ladonia - Dodd City who work in management occupations (18.55%), office and administrative support (10.67%), and teaching (10.39%).

A relatively large number of people in Ladonia - Dodd City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Ladonia - Dodd City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.28 minutes every day commuting to work.

Demographics

The citizens of Ladonia - Dodd City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.80% of adults in Ladonia - Dodd City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ladonia - Dodd City in 2018 was $31,001, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,004 for a family of four. However, Ladonia - Dodd City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ladonia - Dodd City is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ladonia - Dodd City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ladonia - Dodd City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ladonia - Dodd City include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Ladonia - Dodd City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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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 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.8% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Texas, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Texas.

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 Ladonia - Dodd City are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.7% of U.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, 42.1% 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 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.7%), and 14.2% 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 96.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

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 Ladonia - Dodd City, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (9.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report English roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.5%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.6%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (26.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (75.1%) 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 (13.9%) . 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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