Trafalgar is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,563 people and just one neighborhood, Trafalgar is the 285th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Trafalgar was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Trafalgar economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Trafalgar, where the median household income is $83,214.00.
Trafalgar real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Trafalgar house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Trafalgar is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Trafalgar is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trafalgar who work in management occupations (12.15%), office and administrative support (11.38%), and healthcare (10.92%).
A relatively large number of people in Trafalgar telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.38% 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.
Because of many things, Trafalgar is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Trafalgar a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Trafalgar has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Trafalgar’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Trafalgar, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Trafalgar are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.42% of adults in Trafalgar having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Trafalgar in 2022 was $36,744, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,976 for a family of four. However, Trafalgar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Trafalgar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trafalgar residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Trafalgar include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Trafalgar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
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 Trafalgar, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Of particular note, 3.9% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 8.2% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Indiana. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Trafalgar are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.3% 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 73.7% 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, 41.2% 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 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.1%), and 17.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% 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 Trafalgar, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.8%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (27.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (82.4%) 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 (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.