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Lonaconing - Barton, MD

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Overview


Lonaconing - Barton is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,023 people and just one neighborhood, Lonaconing - Barton is the 163rd largest community in Maryland. Lonaconing - Barton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Lonaconing - Barton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lonaconing - Barton is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lonaconing - Barton who work in office and administrative support (11.57%), teaching (9.24%), and food service (8.12%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Lonaconing - Barton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Lonaconing - Barton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.24% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lonaconing - Barton in 2018 was $28,255, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,020 for a family of four. However, Lonaconing - Barton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Lonaconing - Barton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.1% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Maryland, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Maryland.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 2.3% have Welsh 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 Lonaconing - Barton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.0% of U.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, 29.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (25.2%), and 17.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.5% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.6%).

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 Lonaconing - Barton, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.1%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (7.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.8%), 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 (51.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.5%) 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 (13.2%) . 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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