Sullivan is a tiny town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 603 people and just one neighborhood, Sullivan is the 645th largest community in Ohio. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sullivan, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sullivan, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sullivan’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sullivan does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $95,369.00.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sullivan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 62.14% of the Sullivan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sullivan is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sullivan who work in sales jobs (13.01%), business and financial occupations (12.72%), and office and administrative support (9.54%).
Because of many things, Sullivan is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sullivan really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sullivan perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Sullivan is worth considering.
In Sullivan, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Sullivan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Sullivan ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 2.38% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sullivan in 2022 was $31,521, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,084 for a family of four. However, Sullivan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sullivan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sullivan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sullivan include English, Polish, German, Irish, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Sullivan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 1.3% have Belgian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.5% 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 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sullivan are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.2% 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, 50.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 17.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.4%), and 15.6% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
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 87.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish, Polish and Italian.
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 Sullivan, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report Polish roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (10.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (6.7%), 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 (41.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.5%) 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 (21.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.