Hume is a tiny town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 280 people and just one neighborhood, Hume is the 470th largest community in Missouri. Hume has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hume is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.13% of the Hume workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hume is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hume who work in sales jobs (13.77%), office and administrative support (12.32%), and healthcare (7.25%).
The overall crime rate in Hume is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
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!) Hume 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. Hume has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hume than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hume may be for you.
In Hume, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Hume 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.
The population of Hume has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.64% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Hume in 2022 was $23,106, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,424 for a family of four. However, Hume contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hume also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.32% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Hume home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hume residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hume include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Hume is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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 Hume, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 12 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.7% of 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.5% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.4% 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 98.4% 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 Hume are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 32.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.5% 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, 41.3% 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 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.1%), and 13.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.5% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (3.4%).
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 Hume, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (21.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.3%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.3%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.
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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (37.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (75.4%) 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 (13.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.