Green City - Greencastle is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,829 people and just one neighborhood, Green City - Greencastle is the 284th largest community in Missouri.
Green City - Greencastle is a blue-collar town, with 43.76% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Green City - Greencastle is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Green City - Greencastle who work in management occupations (8.22%), office and administrative support (6.46%), and healthcare (6.02%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.51% 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, Green City - Greencastle has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Green City - Greencastle a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Green City - Greencastle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Green City - Greencastle are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.15% of adults in Green City - Greencastle have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Green City - Greencastle in 2022 was $25,241, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,964 for a family of four. However, Green City - Greencastle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Green City - Greencastle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Green City - Greencastle residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Green City - Greencastle include German, English, Irish, Swiss, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Green City - Greencastle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
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 Green City - Greencastle, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 7 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 37.3% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Haitian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 1.5% have Haitian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Green City - Greencastle are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.8% of U.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, 41.1% 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 24.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.7%), and 12.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.9%).
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 Green City - Greencastle, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of Swiss ancestry (2.4%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 (48.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.0%) 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 (18.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.