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Lakin - Deerfield, KS

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Overview


Lakin - Deerfield is a very small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 3,823 people and just one neighborhood, Lakin - Deerfield is the 87th largest community in Kansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lakin - Deerfield is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.58% of the Lakin - Deerfield workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lakin - Deerfield is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakin - Deerfield who work in management occupations (18.61%), farm management occupations (12.46%), and office and administrative support (8.59%).

Another important characteristic of Lakin - Deerfield is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Setting & Lifestyle

Being a small town, Lakin - Deerfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Lakin - Deerfield rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.64% of adults 25 and older in Lakin - Deerfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Lakin - Deerfield in 2022 was $31,556, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,224 for a family of four. However, Lakin - Deerfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lakin - Deerfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lakin - Deerfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakin - Deerfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lakin - Deerfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.27% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakin - Deerfield include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Lakin - Deerfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

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

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.3% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

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 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss 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 Lakin - Deerfield are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.7% 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 61.8% 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, 33.8% 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 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.6%), and 12.5% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 70.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (27.9%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Lakin - Deerfield, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (31.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (15.4%), and residents who report English roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.6%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.7%), among others. In addition, 13.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 (46.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (77.1%) 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 (14.5%) . 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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