Talala is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 260 people and just one neighborhood, Talala is the 326th largest community in Oklahoma.
Talala real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Talala house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Talala is a blue-collar town, with 42.45% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Talala is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Talala who work in sales jobs (16.55%), office and administrative support (15.11%), and management occupations (6.47%).
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Talala has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Talala has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Talala than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Talala may be for you.
One downside of living in Talala, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Talala doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Talala, just 12.17% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Talala in 2022 was $25,293, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,172 for a family of four. However, Talala contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Talala is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Talala home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Talala residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Talala include German, Irish, Russian, Dutch, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Talala is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
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.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 33.7% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 95.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
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 30 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.7% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
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 Talala are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 27.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.7% 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, 31.3% 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 30.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.3%), and 13.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.1%).
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 Talala, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (12.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.3%), and residents who report German roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.6%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.
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 between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (77.3%) 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 (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.