Humeston - Lineville is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,597 people and just one neighborhood, Humeston - Lineville is the 304th largest community in Iowa.
When you are in Humeston - Lineville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.97% of Humeston - Lineville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Humeston - Lineville is a town of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Humeston - Lineville who work in management occupations (12.42%), office and administrative support (11.14%), and food service (6.27%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.34% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Because of many things, Humeston - Lineville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Humeston - Lineville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Humeston - Lineville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
As is often the case in a small town, Humeston - Lineville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Humeston - Lineville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.12% of adults 25 and older in Humeston - Lineville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Humeston - Lineville in 2022 was $39,978, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,912 for a family of four. However, Humeston - Lineville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Humeston - Lineville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Humeston - Lineville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Humeston - Lineville include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Humeston - Lineville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
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.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 8 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.6% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 1.1% have Austrian ancestry.
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 Humeston - Lineville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.8% 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, 38.7% 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 30.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.4%), and 13.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.5%).
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 Humeston - Lineville, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.9%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.1%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.4%), 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 (37.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.6%) 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 (13.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.