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Gibbon - Shelton, NE

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Overview


Gibbon - Shelton is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 4,817 people and just one neighborhood, Gibbon - Shelton is the 42nd largest community in Nebraska.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gibbon - Shelton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gibbon - Shelton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gibbon - Shelton who work in office and administrative support (12.28%), sales jobs (11.93%), and management occupations (8.75%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Gibbon - Shelton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Gibbon - Shelton 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, Gibbon - Shelton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Gibbon - Shelton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

As is often the case in a small town, Gibbon - Shelton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Gibbon - Shelton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.15% of adults in Gibbon - Shelton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gibbon - Shelton in 2022 was $35,410, which is middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,640 for a family of four. However, Gibbon - Shelton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gibbon - Shelton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gibbon - Shelton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gibbon - Shelton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gibbon - Shelton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.60% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gibbon - Shelton include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Swedish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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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 21 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 35.4% of this neighborhood's residents have German 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 Gibbon - Shelton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 53.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.3% 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 63.1% of America'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, 30.5% 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 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.2%), and 16.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (13.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Gibbon - Shelton, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.3%), and residents who report Mexican roots (13.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.2%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (40.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.4%) 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 (10.4%) . 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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