Oatman is a tiny town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 102 people and just one neighborhood, Oatman is the 188th largest community in Arizona.
Oatman is a blue-collar town, with 0.00% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Oatman is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oatman who work in office and administrative support (0.00%), sales jobs (0.00%), and personal care services (0.00%).
The overall crime rate in Oatman 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Oatman has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Oatman has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Oatman than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Oatman may be for you.
One of the benefits of Oatman is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 0.00 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, Oatman doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
If knowledge is power, Oatman is a pretty powerful place. 80.61% of the adults in Oatman have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Oatman in 2022 was $20,629, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,516 for a family of four. Oatman also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 63.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Oatman is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oatman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oatman residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oatman include German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
Oatman also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.35%.
The most common language spoken in Oatman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.
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.
An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.6% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.
In addition, if you are planning to retire in Arizona, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Arizona, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.2% of neighborhoods in AZ. If a Arizona retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
The neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 55.9% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
In addition, 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 2 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.9% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American 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 Oatman are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 93.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 4.0% 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 67.4% 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, 34.8% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (25.1%), and 13.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (14.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Oatman, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.2%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (19.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (9.7%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (43.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.1%) 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.