Little Hocking is a tiny town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 244 people and just one neighborhood, Little Hocking is the 765th largest community in Ohio.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Little Hocking is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Little Hocking is a town of service providers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Little Hocking who work in healthcare suport services (39.42%), management occupations (26.92%), and sales jobs (6.73%).
The overall crime rate in Little Hocking is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Little Hocking is worth considering.
One downside of living in Little Hocking, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.33 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Little Hocking doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Little Hocking rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.37% of adults 25 and older in Little Hocking 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 Little Hocking in 2022 was $26,592, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,368 for a family of four. However, Little Hocking contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Little Hocking home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Little Hocking residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Little Hocking include English, Welsh, German, Irish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Little Hocking is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry and 6.9% have French Canadian ancestry.
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 Little Hocking are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.4% 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 56.9% of America'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, 41.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.0%), and 14.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (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 Little Hocking, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (27.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (21.4%), and residents who report German roots (20.9%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (6.9%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (4.1%), 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 (46.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.