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Stratford - Stanhope, IA

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Overview


Stratford - Stanhope is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,807 people and just one neighborhood, Stratford - Stanhope is the 282nd largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Stratford - Stanhope was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Stratford - Stanhope is a blue-collar town, with 35.60% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Stratford - Stanhope is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Stratford - Stanhope who work in management occupations (14.41%), office and administrative support (12.32%), and sales jobs (8.56%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Stratford - Stanhope doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Stratford - Stanhope rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.47% of adults 25 and older in Stratford - Stanhope 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 Stratford - Stanhope in 2018 was $33,837, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,348 for a family of four. However, Stratford - Stanhope contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Stratford - Stanhope home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stratford - Stanhope residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stratford - Stanhope include German, Swedish, Norwegian, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Stratford - Stanhope is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

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 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 11.0% have Norwegian ancestry.

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 Stratford - Stanhope are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.3% 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 57.9% 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, 31.6% 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 31.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.0%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.4% of households.

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 Stratford - Stanhope, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.3%). There are also a number of people of Swedish ancestry (13.2%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (11.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.2%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (7.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (33.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (7.2%) and 5.5% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. 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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