Many Farms is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 1,243 people and just one neighborhood, Many Farms is the 141st largest community in Arizona.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Many Farms is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Many Farms is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Many Farms who work in teaching (27.39%), office and administrative support (16.96%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.13%).
Also of interest is that Many Farms has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The citizens of Many Farms are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.85% of adults in Many Farms having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Many Farms in 2022 was $19,849, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,396 for a family of four. However, Many Farms contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Many Farms also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.81% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Many Farms home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Many Farms residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Many Farms include German, Irish, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Many Farms is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and English.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Many Farms, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 98.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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, 96.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 69.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. This is a higher percentage than 100.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the neighborhood. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 98.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
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 Many Farms are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 98.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 52.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 94.8% 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, 38.7% 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 22.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.9%), and 18.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Native American languages, spoken by 69.8% of households. Some people also speak English (26.5%).
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 Many Farms, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (96.0%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (1.6%).
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 (37.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (86.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (6.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.