Castleford is a tiny city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 226 people and just one neighborhood, Castleford is the 137th largest community in Idaho.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Castleford is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 64.00% of the Castleford workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Castleford is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Castleford who work in farm management occupations (30.00%), office and administrative support (22.00%), and food service (5.00%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Castleford work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Castleford’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Castleford has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Castleford a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Castleford 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.
In terms of college education, Castleford ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.88% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Castleford in 2022 was $19,571, which is low income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,284 for a family of four.
Castleford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Castleford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Castleford, accounting for 59.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Castleford residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Castleford include Portuguese, English, German, Irish, and Dutch.
Castleford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.90%.
The most common language spoken in Castleford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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 33.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 95.1% 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 40 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 90.9% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Portuguese and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Portuguese ancestry and 2.3% have Welsh 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 Castleford are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.1% 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, 28.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.3%), and 15.2% 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 (10.9%).
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 Castleford, ID, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (13.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report English roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.9%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.8%), 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 (38.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.8%) 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 (5.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.