Alger - McGuffey is a very small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 4,127 people and just one neighborhood, Alger - McGuffey is the 304th largest community in Ohio.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Alger - McGuffey is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.03% of the Alger - McGuffey workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Alger - McGuffey is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alger - McGuffey who work in food service (8.69%), management occupations (8.29%), and sales jobs (6.18%).
As is often the case in a small town, Alger - McGuffey doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Alger - McGuffey, just 10.30% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Alger - McGuffey in 2022 was $25,954, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,816 for a family of four. However, Alger - McGuffey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Alger - McGuffey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alger - McGuffey residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alger - McGuffey include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Alger - McGuffey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 47.6% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 98.3% of American neighborhoods.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 36 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Significantly, 1.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Alger - McGuffey are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 48.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.3% 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, 47.6% 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 23.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.3%), and 7.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% 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 Alger - McGuffey, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.0%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.9%), among others.
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 (31.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.1%) 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 (6.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.