Swea City - Lakota is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,178 people and just one neighborhood, Swea City - Lakota is the 248th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Swea City - Lakota was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Swea City - Lakota isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Swea City - Lakota are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Swea City - Lakota is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Swea City - Lakota who work in management occupations (18.57%), office and administrative support (12.76%), and teaching (7.16%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Swea City - Lakota is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Swea City - Lakota 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, Swea City - Lakota has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Swea City - Lakota’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The citizens of Swea City - Lakota are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.97% of adults in Swea City - Lakota have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Swea City - Lakota in 2022 was $35,750, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,000 for a family of four. However, Swea City - Lakota contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Swea City - Lakota home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swea City - Lakota residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Swea City - Lakota include German, Norwegian, Irish, Dutch, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Swea City - Lakota is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
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 6 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 5.7% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 97.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 6.4% have Dutch 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 Swea City - Lakota are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.4% 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, 34.8% 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 29.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.7%), and 12.8% 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 97.6% 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 Swea City - Lakota, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.7%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (18.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.1%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (6.4%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (4.1%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (72.4%) 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 (8.6%) and 6.3% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.