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Trafalgar, IN

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Overview


Trafalgar is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,520 people and just one neighborhood, Trafalgar is the 285th largest community in Indiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Trafalgar, 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 Trafalgar, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Trafalgar’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Trafalgar does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $81,389.00.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Trafalgar is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Trafalgar is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trafalgar who work in healthcare (15.42%), office and administrative support (12.78%), and management occupations (9.74%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Trafalgar 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, Trafalgar really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Trafalgar 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.

One downside of living in Trafalgar is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Trafalgar, the average commute to work is 34.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The education level of Trafalgar citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.58% of adults in Trafalgar have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Trafalgar in 2022 was $35,100, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,400 for a family of four. However, Trafalgar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Trafalgar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Native American languages.

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 Trafalgar, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Of particular note, 3.9% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.

In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 9.6% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Indiana. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.

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 Trafalgar are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 67.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.4% 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 73.8% 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, 41.1% 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 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.3%), and 18.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Trafalgar, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.0%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (1.7%), 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 (27.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.7%) 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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