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Durant - Bennett, IA

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Overview


Durant - Bennett is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,817 people and just one neighborhood, Durant - Bennett is the 182nd largest community in Iowa. Durant - Bennett has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Durant - Bennett isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Durant - Bennett are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Durant - Bennett is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Durant - Bennett who work in management occupations (12.89%), office and administrative support (10.73%), and sales jobs (9.14%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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

Durant - Bennett is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Durant - Bennett’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Durant - Bennett is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.11% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Durant - Bennett in 2022 was $38,554, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,216 for a family of four. However, Durant - Bennett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Durant - Bennett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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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 41 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 47.6% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.1% have Belgian ancestry.

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 Durant - Bennett are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.0% 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 55.9% 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, 31.9% 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 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.1%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households.

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 Durant - Bennett, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (47.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.2%), and residents who report English roots (4.2%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (3.1%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.1%), 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 (29.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.6%) 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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