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Eldon - Agency, IA

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Overview


Eldon - Agency is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,749 people and just one neighborhood, Eldon - Agency is the 192nd largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Eldon - Agency was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Eldon - Agency is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.59% of the Eldon - Agency workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Eldon - Agency is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eldon - Agency who work in sales jobs (19.16%), management occupations (11.84%), and office and administrative support (8.57%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Eldon - Agency rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.11% of adults 25 and older in Eldon - Agency 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 Eldon - Agency in 2022 was $35,872, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,488 for a family of four. However, Eldon - Agency contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Eldon - Agency is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

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 90.8% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.8%) living in the neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch 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 Eldon - Agency are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 12.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.8% of U.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, 34.7% 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 27.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (26.8%), and 10.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% 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 Eldon - Agency, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.3%), and residents who report English roots (11.9%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (54.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.1%) 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 (11.8%) . 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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