Walworth is a very small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,782 people and just one neighborhood, Walworth is the 267th largest community in Wisconsin.
Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Walworth is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Walworth is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walworth who work in office and administrative support (12.14%), food service (10.25%), and management occupations (8.07%).
The citizens of Walworth are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.17% of adults in Walworth having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Walworth in 2022 was $29,501, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,004 for a family of four. However, Walworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Walworth is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Walworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walworth residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Walworth also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.43% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walworth include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Walworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 Walworth, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Significantly, 0.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Mon-Khmer, which is the dominant language of Cambodia, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Walworth are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.5% 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 60.0% 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, 33.7% 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 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.1%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 82.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (16.8%).
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 Walworth, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.9%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (11.7%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (4.4%), among others.
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 (37.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.1%) 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 (10.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.