Appleton City - Lowry City is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 3,699 people and just one neighborhood, Appleton City - Lowry City is the largest community in Missouri.
Unlike some towns, Appleton City - Lowry City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Appleton City - Lowry City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Appleton City - Lowry City is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Appleton City - Lowry City who work in office and administrative support (15.02%), management occupations (12.96%), and sales jobs (7.54%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Appleton City - Lowry City rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.66% of adults 25 and older in Appleton City - Lowry City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Appleton City - Lowry City in 2022 was $27,107, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,428 for a family of four. However, Appleton City - Lowry City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Appleton City - Lowry City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Appleton City - Lowry City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Appleton City - Lowry City include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Appleton City - Lowry City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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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 95.2% 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 Appleton City - Lowry City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 59.2% of America'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, 28.6% 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 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.2%), and 21.9% 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 97.3% of households.
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 Appleton City - Lowry City, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.4%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.3%) 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 (10.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.