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Montezuma - Copeland, KS

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Overview


Montezuma - Copeland is a very small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 2,917 people and just one neighborhood, Montezuma - Copeland is the 121st largest community in Kansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Montezuma - Copeland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.03% of the Montezuma - Copeland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Montezuma - Copeland is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Montezuma - Copeland who work in management occupations (11.21%), office and administrative support (9.79%), and sales jobs (9.15%).

Another important characteristic of Montezuma - Copeland is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Setting & Lifestyle

Montezuma - Copeland 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, Montezuma - Copeland’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Montezuma - Copeland 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 citizens of Montezuma - Copeland are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.04% of adults in Montezuma - Copeland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Montezuma - Copeland in 2022 was $33,880, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,520 for a family of four. However, Montezuma - Copeland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Montezuma - Copeland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Montezuma - Copeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montezuma - Copeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Montezuma - Copeland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.19% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montezuma - Copeland include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Russian.

Montezuma - Copeland also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.02%.

The most common language spoken in Montezuma - Copeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 98.7% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

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 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 9.0% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Kansas. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 35.7% have German ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 16.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Montezuma - Copeland are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 4.0% 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 68.1% 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, 27.3% 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 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.7%), and 14.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 75.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.

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 Montezuma - Copeland, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report English roots (5.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.1%), among others. In addition, 15.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (82.3%) 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 (8.8%) . 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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