Kanawha - Corwith is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,946 people and just one neighborhood, Kanawha - Corwith is the 272nd largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Kanawha - Corwith was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Kanawha - Corwith is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Kanawha - Corwith is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kanawha - Corwith who work in management occupations (10.88%), teaching (8.82%), and sales jobs (8.73%).
Because of many things, Kanawha - Corwith is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Kanawha - Corwith really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Kanawha - Corwith perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Kanawha - Corwith 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.
The population of Kanawha - Corwith 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 Kanawha - Corwith, 22.09% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Kanawha - Corwith in 2022 was $33,086, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,344 for a family of four. However, Kanawha - Corwith contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kanawha - Corwith is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kanawha - Corwith home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kanawha - Corwith residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kanawha - Corwith also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.78% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kanawha - Corwith include German, Norwegian, Dutch, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Kanawha - Corwith is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African 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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 9 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 8.5% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Iowa. 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 12.0% have Norwegian 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 Kanawha - Corwith are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.7% of U.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, 36.7% 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 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.8%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (7.6%).
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 Kanawha - Corwith, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (36.4%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (12.0%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.8%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (7.3%), along with some English ancestry residents (6.0%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.5%) 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 (8.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.