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Gilbertville - Raymond, IA

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Overview


Gilbertville - Raymond is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 3,809 people and just one neighborhood, Gilbertville - Raymond is the 129th largest community in Iowa.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Gilbertville - Raymond isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gilbertville - Raymond are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gilbertville - Raymond is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilbertville - Raymond who work in management occupations (11.39%), office and administrative support (10.61%), and healthcare (7.93%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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

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

Gilbertville - Raymond 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 education level of Gilbertville - Raymond citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.08% of adults 25 and older in Gilbertville - Raymond have a college degree.

The per capita income in Gilbertville - Raymond in 2022 was $34,978, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,912 for a family of four. However, Gilbertville - Raymond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Gilbertville - Raymond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilbertville - Raymond residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gilbertville - Raymond include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Gilbertville - Raymond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Slavic languages.

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

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 41.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German 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 Gilbertville - Raymond are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.3% 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 63.6% of America'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, 36.5% 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 32.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.2%), and 12.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.1%).

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 Gilbertville - Raymond, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (41.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.8%), and residents who report English roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (3.9%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (2.0%), 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 (56.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (76.8%) 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 (9.6%) . 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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