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Roann, IN

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Overview


Roann is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 436 people and just one neighborhood, Roann is the 417th largest community in Indiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Roann is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.92% of the Roann workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Roann is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Roann who work in office and administrative support (10.20%), management occupations (9.69%), and food service (9.18%).

Also of interest is that Roann has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Roann’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

One downside of living in Roann is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Roann, the average commute to work is 30.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Roann is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In Roann, just 7.87% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Roann in 2022 was $25,444, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,776 for a family of four. However, Roann contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Roann is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Roann, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.5% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Indiana, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Indiana.

Real Estate

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 42 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 90.6% of America.

The Neighbors

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 Roann are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.2% 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, 32.2% 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 29.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (28.9%), and 9.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Roann, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (1.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.3%), 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 (42.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (76.2%) 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 (10.5%) . 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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