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New Vienna - Worthington, IA

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Overview


New Vienna - Worthington is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 3,899 people and just one neighborhood, New Vienna - Worthington is the 122nd largest community in Iowa.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in New Vienna - Worthington, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.13% of New Vienna - Worthington’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, New Vienna - Worthington is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Vienna - Worthington who work in management occupations (13.95%), office and administrative support (12.84%), and teaching (6.78%).

A relatively large number of people in New Vienna - Worthington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.02% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

New Vienna - Worthington 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, New Vienna - Worthington’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

New Vienna - Worthington 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.

Demographics

The population of New Vienna - Worthington 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 New Vienna - Worthington, 24.50% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New Vienna - Worthington in 2022 was $36,961, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,844 for a family of four. However, New Vienna - Worthington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call New Vienna - Worthington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Vienna - Worthington residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in New Vienna - Worthington include German, Irish, Luxemburger, French, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in New Vienna - Worthington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 New Vienna - Worthington, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

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 27 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.3% of America.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.7% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Iowa. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 60.0% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 New Vienna - Worthington are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.4% 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 51.6% 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, 35.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 33.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.9%), and 13.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.9%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 New Vienna - Worthington, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (60.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.7%), and residents who report Mexican roots (2.3%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (1.4%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (79.0%) 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 (8.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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