Humphrey is a tiny city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 854 people and just one neighborhood, Humphrey is the 163rd largest community in Nebraska.
Humphrey real estate is some of the most expensive in Nebraska, although Humphrey house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some cities, Humphrey isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Humphrey are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Humphrey is a city of managers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Humphrey who work in management occupations (24.25%), teaching (9.25%), and healthcare (7.75%).
Also of interest is that Humphrey has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, Humphrey is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Humphrey 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 city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Humphrey has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Humphrey’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In terms of college education, Humphrey is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.37% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Humphrey in 2022 was $40,608, which is wealthy relative to Nebraska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,432 for a family of four. However, Humphrey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Humphrey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Humphrey residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Humphrey include German, Polish, Irish, Czech, and English.
The most common language spoken in Humphrey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 70.7% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 96.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, 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 8.1% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Nebraska. 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.
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 96.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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, 61.3% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Humphrey are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.9% 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 75.4% 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, 46.0% 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 25.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (13.1%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (9.9%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Humphrey, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (61.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report Polish roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.7%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (2.4%), 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 (40.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.4%) 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 (7.4%) and 6.6% 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.