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Van Meter - De Soto, IA

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Overview


Van Meter - De Soto is a somewhat small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,395 people and just one neighborhood, Van Meter - De Soto is the 92nd largest community in Iowa. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Van Meter - De Soto, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Van Meter - De Soto, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Van Meter - De Soto’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Van Meter - De Soto does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $124,301.00.

Van Meter - De Soto real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Van Meter - De Soto house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Van Meter - De Soto isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Van Meter - De Soto are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Van Meter - De Soto is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Van Meter - De Soto who work in business and financial occupations (13.39%), sales jobs (11.47%), and management occupations (10.93%).

Also of interest is that Van Meter - De Soto has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.49% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Van Meter - De Soto is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Van Meter - De Soto really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Van Meter - De Soto perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Being a small town, Van Meter - De Soto does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of Van Meter - De Soto ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Van Meter - De Soto, 47.43% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Van Meter - De Soto in 2018 was $70,369, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $281,476 for a family of four.

The people who call Van Meter - De Soto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Van Meter - De Soto residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Van Meter - De Soto include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Van Meter - De Soto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Van Meter - De Soto, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Iowa. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 98.2% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Iowa. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives and urban sophisticates.

In addition, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 69.5% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 4.8% have Swedish 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 Van Meter - De Soto are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 87.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.3% 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 77.8% 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, 52.5% 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 18.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (15.4%), and 13.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Van Meter - De Soto, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.4%), and residents who report English roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.8%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.3%), 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 (59.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.8%) 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 (5.4%) . 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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