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Huntertown, IN

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Overview


Huntertown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 9,284 people and just one neighborhood, Huntertown is the 91st largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Huntertown was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Huntertown economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Huntertown, where the median household income is $102,067.00.

Huntertown real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Huntertown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Huntertown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Huntertown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Huntertown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntertown who work in sales jobs (15.95%), management occupations (10.61%), and healthcare (10.53%).

A relatively large number of people in Huntertown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.07% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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

Huntertown is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Huntertown’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Huntertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of Huntertown are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.24% of adults in Huntertown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Huntertown in 2022 was $38,236, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,944 for a family of four. However, Huntertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Huntertown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Huntertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huntertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Huntertown include German, English, European, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Huntertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish 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 Huntertown, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

The neighborhood is considered a solid choice for executive lifestyles. NeighborhoodScout's analysis ranks it as better than 94.8% of Indiana neighborhoods for executive living, based on the wealthy, educated professionals, executives, and managers who choose to reside here, the spacious homes that are prominent features of the real estate in the neighborhood, and the high real estate appreciation rates found here relative to other neighborhoods in the state. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

Diversity

Significantly, 2.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Tagalog, which is the first language of the Philippine region, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Huntertown are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 80.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.6% 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 76.6% 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, 52.6% 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 19.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.2%), and 9.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region), Italian, Spanish and Polish.

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 Huntertown, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (26.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.4%), and residents who report Asian roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.8%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (4.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.8%) 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.


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