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Amber, OK

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Overview


Amber is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 439 people and just one neighborhood, Amber is the 299th largest community in Oklahoma.

Amber real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Amber house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Amber is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Amber is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Amber who work in sales jobs (9.73%), management occupations (9.73%), and healthcare suport services (8.65%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Amber 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.

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, Amber has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Amber a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Amber is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Amber, the average commute to work is 31.16 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Amber doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Amber with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.92% of adults in Amber have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Amber in 2022 was $24,633, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,532 for a family of four. However, Amber contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Oklahoma. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 95.9% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Oklahoma. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.

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 92.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Amber are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.8% 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, 42.1% 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 21.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.1%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Amber, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (12.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.8%), and residents who report English roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of Native American ancestry (3.9%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.7%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (27.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (77.5%) 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 (9.5%) . 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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