North Buena Vista is a tiny city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 108 people and just one neighborhood, North Buena Vista is the 447th largest community in Iowa.
When you are in North Buena Vista, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.23% of North Buena Vista’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, North Buena Vista is a city of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Buena Vista who work in healthcare (13.46%), management occupations (13.46%), and sales jobs (7.69%).
A relatively large number of people in North Buena Vista telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.54% 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.
Another notable thing is that North Buena Vista is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
North Buena Vista’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, North Buena Vista has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes North Buena Vista a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In North Buena Vista, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, North Buena Vista doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in North Buena Vista with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.83% of adults in North Buena Vista have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in North Buena Vista in 2022 was $36,212, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,848 for a family of four. However, North Buena Vista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call North Buena Vista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Buena Vista residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in North Buena Vista include German, English, Czech, Scottish, and Austrian.
The most common language spoken in North Buena Vista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
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.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 13.9% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.3% of all neighborhoods in America.
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 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 5.6% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Iowa. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 33.5% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.2% have Swiss ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 North Buena Vista are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.4% 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, 41.7% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.1%), and 9.5% 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 88.3% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (9.9%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in North Buena Vista, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.8%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (1.4%), along with some Swiss ancestry residents (1.2%), among others.
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 (33.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods. However, there is also a significant group of residents (13.9%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (64.8%) 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 (20.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.