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Dallas Center, IA

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Overview


Dallas Center is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,966 people and just one neighborhood, Dallas Center is the 278th largest community in Iowa. Dallas Center has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Dallas Center isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dallas Center are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dallas Center is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallas Center who work in office and administrative support (12.26%), sales jobs (9.78%), and management occupations (8.14%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Dallas Center telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.71% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Dallas Center is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Dallas Center’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Dallas Center is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.23% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dallas Center in 2022 was $37,513, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,052 for a family of four. However, Dallas Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Dallas Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dallas Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dallas Center include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

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 91.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you are an executive or professional seeking a neighborhood affording an executive lifestyle, or just wanting to find where other executives live in the area, the neighborhood should be on your list. It has an enviable mix of spacious homes, relatively stable real estate values, and residents that include a number of wealthy executives, managers, and professionals. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis places it as one of the top 12.2% executive lifestyle neighborhoods in the state of Iowa. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian 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 Dallas Center are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 68.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.9% 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 58.2% of America'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, 41.0% 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 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.3%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.1%).

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 Dallas Center, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report English roots (11.0%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (7.0%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.7% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (79.4%) 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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