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Gordon, NE

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Overview


Gordon is a very small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 1,444 people and just one neighborhood, Gordon is the 143rd largest community in Nebraska. Much of the housing stock in Gordon was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Gordon isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gordon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gordon is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gordon who work in sales jobs (10.26%), teaching (9.72%), and management occupations (9.31%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gordon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.74 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Demographics

The education level of Gordon citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.04% of adults in Gordon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gordon in 2022 was $30,108, which is low income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,432 for a family of four. However, Gordon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gordon is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gordon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gordon residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Gordon include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Gordon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

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.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 69.3% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 7.3% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (24.3%) than in 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 5.1% have Dutch ancestry.

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 Gordon are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.2% of U.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, 29.6% 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 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.5%), and 12.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.1%).

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 Gordon, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.8%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (12.1%), and residents who report English roots (11.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.0%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (5.1%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (69.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (61.1%) 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 (24.3%) . 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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