Arapahoe is a very small town located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 1,612 people and just one neighborhood, Arapahoe is the 42nd largest community in Wyoming.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Arapahoe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arapahoe is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Arapahoe who work in food service (14.92%), office and administrative support (14.58%), and maintenance occupations (10.81%).
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Arapahoe has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Arapahoe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Arapahoe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Arapahoe may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Arapahoe spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Arapahoe 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.
In Arapahoe, just 7.60% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Arapahoe in 2022 was $23,312, which is low income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,248 for a family of four. However, Arapahoe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Arapahoe is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Arapahoe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arapahoe residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Arapahoe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.59% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Arapahoe include German, Irish, French, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Arapahoe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 10 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 47.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 14.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% 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 Arapahoe are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 24.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 29.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.7%), and 18.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.0% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (14.4%).
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 Arapahoe, WY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (47.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.4%), and residents who report Mexican roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.9%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.2%), 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 (42.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.0%) 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 (12.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.