Massena - Cumberland is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,540 people and just one neighborhood, Massena - Cumberland is the 310th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Massena - Cumberland was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Massena - Cumberland is a blue-collar town, with 37.08% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Massena - Cumberland is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Massena - Cumberland who work in management occupations (16.48%), office and administrative support (15.23%), and teaching (9.61%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Being a small town, Massena - Cumberland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Massena - Cumberland are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.63% of adults in Massena - Cumberland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Massena - Cumberland in 2022 was $34,433, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,732 for a family of four. However, Massena - Cumberland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Massena - Cumberland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Massena - Cumberland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Massena - Cumberland include German, Irish, English, Danish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Massena - Cumberland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
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.
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 98.3% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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 97.5% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 34.7% have German 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 Massena - Cumberland are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.9% 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, 34.6% 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 30.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.1%), and 12.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households.
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 Massena - Cumberland, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (34.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.4%), and residents who report English roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of Danish ancestry (6.1%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.3%), 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 (47.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.4%) 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.