Calera is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 3,013 people and just one neighborhood, Calera is the 134th largest community in Oklahoma.
Unlike some towns, Calera isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Calera are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Calera is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calera who work in office and administrative support (13.37%), sales jobs (12.46%), and teaching (9.50%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Calera spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.86 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Calera doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Calera who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.40% of the adults in Calera have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Calera in 2022 was $26,273, 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 $105,092 for a family of four. However, Calera contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calera is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Calera home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calera residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Calera include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Calera is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
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.
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, 17.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.0% 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 Calera are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 18.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.6% 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 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.2%), and 16.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
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 Calera, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (17.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.3%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.2%) 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 (14.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.