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Hennessey, OK

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Overview


Hennessey is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 2,156 people and just one neighborhood, Hennessey is the 170th largest community in Oklahoma.

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

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Hennessey, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.13% of Hennessey’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hennessey is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hennessey who work in healthcare (12.84%), office and administrative support (9.52%), and sales jobs (7.36%).

Also of interest is that Hennessey has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hennessey spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.11 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, Hennessey doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Hennessey overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hennessey, 21.93% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hennessey in 2022 was $40,084, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,336 for a family of four. However, Hennessey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hennessey is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hennessey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hennessey residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Hennessey also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hennessey include English, German, Irish, Czech, and Scots-Irish.

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

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.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 92.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.2% 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 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian and Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian ancestry and 3.3% have Scots-Irish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Hennessey are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.4% 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, 39.3% 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 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.5%), and 14.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 77.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (22.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Hennessey, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (24.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report German roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.9%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.5%), among others. In addition, 16.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 (48.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (92.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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