South Hutchinson is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 2,506 people and just one neighborhood, South Hutchinson is the 143rd largest community in Kansas.
When you are in South Hutchinson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.98% of South Hutchinson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, South Hutchinson is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in South Hutchinson who work in office and administrative support (12.68%), sales jobs (7.30%), and management occupations (6.34%).
A relatively large number of people in South Hutchinson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.68% 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.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, South Hutchinson is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of South Hutchinson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
South Hutchinson 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 rate of college-level education in South Hutchinson is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.00% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Hutchinson in 2022 was $32,854, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,416 for a family of four. However, South Hutchinson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Hutchinson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Hutchinson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Hutchinson residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in South Hutchinson include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Greek.
The most common language spoken in South Hutchinson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Greek and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Greek ancestry and 6.1% have Scottish ancestry.
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 South Hutchinson are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 5.8% 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 62.1% of America'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, 46.1% 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 22.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.9%), and 14.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).
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 South Hutchinson, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report English roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (6.1%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.4%), among others. In addition, 10.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (49.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.5%) 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 (12.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.