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Lenox - Clearfield, IA

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Overview


Lenox - Clearfield is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,178 people and just one neighborhood, Lenox - Clearfield is the 253rd largest community in Iowa. Lenox - Clearfield has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lenox - Clearfield is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.57% of the Lenox - Clearfield workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lenox - Clearfield is a town of managers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lenox - Clearfield who work in management occupations (12.90%), farm management occupations (11.83%), and sales jobs (6.62%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Lenox - Clearfield 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 town’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, Lenox - Clearfield’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Lenox - Clearfield is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.17% of adults 25 and older in Lenox - Clearfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lenox - Clearfield in 2022 was $35,240, which is middle income relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,960 for a family of four. However, Lenox - Clearfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lenox - Clearfield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lenox - Clearfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lenox - Clearfield residents report their race to be White. Lenox - Clearfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.49% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lenox - Clearfield include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Scottish.

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

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.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 16 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian 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 Lenox - Clearfield are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.6% 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 62.6% 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, 34.7% 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 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.9%), and 11.8% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 83.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (16.0%).

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 Lenox - Clearfield, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.5%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (14.5%), and residents who report English roots (14.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.7%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (1.9%), among others. In addition, 10.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (79.8%) 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 (15.0%) . 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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