Stoutland is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 214 people and just one neighborhood, Stoutland is the 499th largest community in Missouri. Stoutland has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
When you are in Stoutland, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 56.32% of Stoutland’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Stoutland is a city of professionals, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stoutland who work in teaching (16.09%), office and administrative support (10.34%), and sales jobs (4.60%).
There are many members of the armed forces living in Stoutland. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
The overall crime rate in Stoutland is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Stoutland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Stoutland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Stoutland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.12 minutes every day commuting to work.
Stoutland is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Stoutland ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.58% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stoutland in 2022 was $24,531, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,124 for a family of four. However, Stoutland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stoutland also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.92% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Stoutland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stoutland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stoutland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stoutland include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Stoutland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
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.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 36.8% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 18 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Stoutland are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.5% of U.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, 36.5% 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 30.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.4%), and 15.4% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% 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 Stoutland, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.9%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.8%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (1.5%), 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 (34.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.3%) 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 (11.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.