Eagle Grove is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 3,566 people and just one neighborhood, Eagle Grove is the 142nd largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Eagle Grove was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eagle Grove is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eagle Grove is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eagle Grove who work in management occupations (15.10%), sales jobs (12.49%), and office and administrative support (6.15%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Eagle Grove’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Eagle Grove is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Eagle Grove who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.83% of the adults in Eagle Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Eagle Grove in 2022 was $29,279, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,116 for a family of four. However, Eagle Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Eagle Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eagle Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eagle Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Eagle Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.20% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eagle Grove include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Eagle Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
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 Eagle Grove, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.3% 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 Eagle Grove are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.3% of U.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, 36.2% 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 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.8%), and 7.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 69.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
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 Eagle Grove, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (27.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (22.3%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (8.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.8%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (5.4%), among others. In addition, 10.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (47.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (68.8%) 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 (12.4%) and 5.4% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.