Francisco is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 534 people and just one neighborhood, Francisco is the 402nd largest community in Indiana.
When you are in Francisco, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.82% of Francisco’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Francisco is a town of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Francisco who work in office and administrative support (11.74%), healthcare (8.90%), and management occupations (8.19%).
Overall, Francisco’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Being a small town, Francisco does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Francisco are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.67% of adults in Francisco have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Francisco in 2022 was $36,879, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,516 for a family of four. However, Francisco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Francisco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Francisco residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Francisco include German, English, Irish, Portuguese, and European.
The most common language spoken in Francisco is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and African languages.
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.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 90.6% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.7% of all American neighborhoods.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.3% 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.
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 Francisco are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.3% 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, 45.0% 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 23.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.7%), and 12.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.8%).
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 Francisco, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (1.7%), along with some Greek ancestry residents (1.3%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (90.6%) 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 (7.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.