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.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gilbertville - Raymond is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gilbertville - Raymond has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gilbertville - Raymond a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Gilbertville - Raymond does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Gilbertville - Raymond who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.08% of the adults in Gilbertville - Raymond have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.1%).
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.
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.