Winside is a tiny village located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 375 people and just one neighborhood, Winside is the 190th largest community in Nebraska. Much of the housing stock in Winside was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Winside is a blue-collar town, with 40.25% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Winside is a village of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winside who work in management occupations (11.32%), healthcare (10.06%), and sales jobs (9.43%).
Also of interest is that Winside has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, Winside is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Winside a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Winside has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Winside’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small village, Winside does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Winside citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.58% of adults 25 and older in Winside have a college degree.
The per capita income in Winside in 2022 was $26,582, 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 $106,328 for a family of four. However, Winside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Winside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winside residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winside include German, Irish, Czech, English, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Winside is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 8 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Winside is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NE, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.6% of the neighborhoods in Nebraska. If you are considering retiring to Nebraska, this is a good neighborhood to look at. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 51.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 2.3% have Danish ancestry.
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 Winside are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.8% 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 65.4% 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, 43.8% 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 27.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.0%), and 11.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households.
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 Winside, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (51.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.5%), and residents who report English roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (5.3%), along with some Danish 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 (47.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.9%) 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 (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.