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Sergeant Bluff, IA

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Overview


Sergeant Bluff is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,253 people and just one neighborhood, Sergeant Bluff is the 95th largest community in Iowa. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sergeant Bluff, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sergeant Bluff, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sergeant Bluff’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sergeant Bluff does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $117,500.00.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Sergeant Bluff is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sergeant Bluff is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sergeant Bluff who work in management occupations (20.63%), office and administrative support (9.45%), and sales jobs (8.61%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Sergeant Bluff 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, Sergeant Bluff’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sergeant Bluff spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.88 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Sergeant Bluff doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Sergeant Bluff is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.26% of adults in Sergeant Bluff have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sergeant Bluff in 2018 was $46,129, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,516 for a family of four. However, Sergeant Bluff contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Sergeant Bluff is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.

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.

People

With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 89.0% of the neighborhoods in IA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Arab and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry and 42.6% have German ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sergeant Bluff are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 85.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.4% 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, 43.7% 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 24.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.5%), and 11.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.8%).

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 Sergeant Bluff, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (42.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.4%), and residents who report English roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of Arab ancestry (6.0%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (4.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (85.3%) 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 (9.0%) . 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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