Rossville - Mulberry is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 5,068 people and just one neighborhood, Rossville - Mulberry is the largest community in Indiana.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rossville - Mulberry is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rossville - Mulberry is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rossville - Mulberry who work in office and administrative support (13.33%), sales jobs (9.42%), and teaching (8.38%).
Because of many things, Rossville - Mulberry 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, Rossville - Mulberry really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Rossville - Mulberry 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.
Rossville - Mulberry 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.
The percentage of adults in Rossville - Mulberry who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.23% of the adults in Rossville - Mulberry have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rossville - Mulberry in 2022 was $29,904, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,616 for a family of four. However, Rossville - Mulberry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Rossville - Mulberry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rossville - Mulberry residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rossville - Mulberry include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Rossville - Mulberry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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.
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 Rossville - Mulberry are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.7% 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 56.6% 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, 31.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.4%), and 17.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households.
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 Rossville - Mulberry, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (4.0%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.8%), among others.
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 (58.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.9%) 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 (8.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.