Welling is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 781 people and just one neighborhood, Welling is the 258th largest community in Oklahoma.
Unlike some towns, Welling isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Welling are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Welling is a town of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Welling who work in management occupations (22.52%), office and administrative support (14.12%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (14.12%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.59% 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.
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, Welling is worth considering.
The percentage of adults in Welling who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.55% of the adults in Welling have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Welling in 2022 was $33,862, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,448 for a family of four. However, Welling contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Welling is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Welling home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Welling residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Welling include Irish, German, Croatian, English, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Welling is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
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 93.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 43.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 1.7% have Croatian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% 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 Welling are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.3% of U.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, 35.5% 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 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.6%), and 16.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.1% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (3.8%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Welling, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (43.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.5%), and residents who report German roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.9%), 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 (43.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.4%) 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 (14.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.