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Winthrop - Lamont, IA

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Overview


Winthrop - Lamont is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,374 people and just one neighborhood, Winthrop - Lamont is the 237th largest community in Iowa. Winthrop - Lamont has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Winthrop - Lamont is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Winthrop - Lamont is a town of managers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Winthrop - Lamont who work in management occupations (16.03%), office and administrative support (8.30%), and teaching (6.83%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Winthrop - Lamont is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Winthrop - Lamont 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, Winthrop - Lamont has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Winthrop - Lamont’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Demographics

The education level of Winthrop - Lamont citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.07% of adults 25 and older in Winthrop - Lamont have a college degree.

The per capita income in Winthrop - Lamont in 2022 was $35,316, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,264 for a family of four. However, Winthrop - Lamont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Winthrop - Lamont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winthrop - Lamont residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Winthrop - Lamont include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Winthrop - Lamont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

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

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 16 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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, 1.9% 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 Winthrop - Lamont are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.2% 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 52.1% 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, 37.8% 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 29.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.9%), and 13.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Winthrop - Lamont, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.3%), and residents who report English roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (3.5%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (35.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (71.0%) 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 (12.0%) and 5.5% 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.


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