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Battle Mountain, NV

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Overview


Battle Mountain is a very small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 3,705 people and just one neighborhood, Battle Mountain is the 25th largest community in Nevada.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Battle Mountain, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.19% of Battle Mountain’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Battle Mountain is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Battle Mountain who work in office and administrative support (10.04%), management occupations (8.06%), and teaching (6.73%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Battle Mountain spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.95 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Despite being a small town, Battle Mountain has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Demographics

The citizens of Battle Mountain are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.07% of adults in Battle Mountain have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Battle Mountain in 2022 was $40,202, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,808 for a family of four. However, Battle Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Battle Mountain is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Battle Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Battle Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Battle Mountain also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.54% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Battle Mountain include English, German, Italian, Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Battle Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

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.

Modes of Transportation

More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 99.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 99.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 49.1% 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 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 62.0% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry and 2.4% have Danish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Battle Mountain are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 71.2% 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, 38.0% 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 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.7%), and 18.5% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 82.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

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 Battle Mountain, NV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (31.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.9%), and residents who report German roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.1%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (3.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (62.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (68.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (22.7%) and 7.4% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. 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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