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Birdseye, IN

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Overview


Birdseye is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 412 people and just one neighborhood, Birdseye is the 422nd largest community in Indiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Birdseye is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 62.70% of the Birdseye workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Birdseye is a town of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Birdseye who work in office and administrative support (8.65%), sales jobs (6.49%), and healthcare suport services (4.32%).

Also of interest is that Birdseye has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Birdseye’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Birdseye is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The population of Birdseye has a very low overall level of education: only 6.47% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Birdseye in 2018 was $23,759, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,036 for a family of four.

The people who call Birdseye home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Birdseye residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Birdseye include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Birdseye is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.

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 Birdseye, 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 Indiana. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 95.1% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Indiana. 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.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 39 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 47.5% of this neighborhood's residents have German 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 Birdseye are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.3% 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 60.7% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 37.4% 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 35.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.6%), and 10.0% 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

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 Birdseye, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (47.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.7%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.2%), 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 (50.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.5%) 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 (9.0%) . 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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