Farmersburg - Hymera is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,566 people and just one neighborhood, Farmersburg - Hymera is the 204th largest community in Indiana.
Farmersburg - Hymera is a blue-collar town, with 46.36% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Farmersburg - Hymera is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmersburg - Hymera who work in sales jobs (7.93%), office and administrative support (6.47%), and management occupations (6.39%).
One downside of living in Farmersburg - Hymera, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.90 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Farmersburg - Hymera doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Farmersburg - Hymera is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.39% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Farmersburg - Hymera in 2022 was $24,580, which is low income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,320 for a family of four. However, Farmersburg - Hymera contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Farmersburg - Hymera home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmersburg - Hymera residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Farmersburg - Hymera include English, Irish, German, European, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Farmersburg - Hymera is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Farmersburg - Hymera, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.5% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.3% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry.
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 Farmersburg - Hymera are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.9% 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, 45.7% 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 20.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.5%), and 12.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.9% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.3%).
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 Farmersburg - Hymera, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (21.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.2%), and residents who report German roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (3.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.2%), 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 (42.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.6%) 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 (12.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.