Arlington - Lake Preston is a very small town located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 3,208 people and just one neighborhood, Arlington - Lake Preston is the 39th largest community in South Dakota. Arlington - Lake Preston has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Arlington - Lake Preston is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Arlington - Lake Preston is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arlington - Lake Preston who work in management occupations (18.43%), office and administrative support (9.28%), and sales jobs (6.42%).
A relatively large number of people in Arlington - Lake Preston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.59% 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.
Arlington - Lake Preston is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Arlington - Lake Preston’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Arlington - Lake Preston is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Arlington - Lake Preston overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Arlington - Lake Preston, 23.63% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Arlington - Lake Preston in 2022 was $38,108, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,432 for a family of four. However, Arlington - Lake Preston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Arlington - Lake Preston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arlington - Lake Preston residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Arlington - Lake Preston include German, Norwegian, Irish, Danish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Arlington - Lake Preston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 7 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.8% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 24.3% have Norwegian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. 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 96.1% 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 Arlington - Lake Preston are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 62.1% of America'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, 40.4% 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 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.7%), and 12.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.0% 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 Arlington - Lake Preston, SD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.2%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (24.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of Danish ancestry (6.7%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (76.7%) 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 (7.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.