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Rocheport, MO

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Overview


Rocheport is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 207 people and just one neighborhood, Rocheport is the 503rd largest community in Missouri. Rocheport has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Rocheport is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.50% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rocheport is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocheport who work in food service (20.83%), office and administrative support (16.67%), and community and social services (11.67%).

A relatively large number of people in Rocheport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.67% 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

As is often the case in a small city, Rocheport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Rocheport is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.01% of adults in Rocheport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rocheport in 2018 was $31,647, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,588 for a family of four. However, Rocheport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Rocheport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

If you are planning to retire in Missouri, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Missouri, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.6% of neighborhoods in MO. If a Missouri retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children and highly educated executives.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Croatian 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 Rocheport are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.7% 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, 45.6% 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 21.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.0%), and 13.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.5%).

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 Rocheport, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (22.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (20.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.5%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.3%), 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 (60.7% 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 (10.7%) . 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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