Morrill - Lyman is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 2,200 people and just one neighborhood, Morrill - Lyman is the 110th largest community in Nebraska. Much of the housing stock in Morrill - Lyman was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Morrill - Lyman is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morrill - Lyman is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morrill - Lyman who work in management occupations (15.04%), sales jobs (14.84%), and farm management occupations (8.01%).
Another important characteristic of Morrill - Lyman is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
Of important note, Morrill - Lyman is also a town of artists. Morrill - Lyman has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Morrill - Lyman’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.99% 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Morrill - Lyman spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.84 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Morrill - Lyman does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Morrill - Lyman with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.85% of adults in Morrill - Lyman have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Morrill - Lyman in 2022 was $33,676, which is middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,704 for a family of four. However, Morrill - Lyman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Morrill - Lyman is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Morrill - Lyman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morrill - Lyman residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Morrill - Lyman also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.46% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morrill - Lyman include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Morrill - Lyman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish 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.
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 98.5% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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 94.9% 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 Morrill - Lyman are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 35.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.5%), and 10.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (10.5%).
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 Morrill - Lyman, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.8%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (17.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.0%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.6%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (66.9%) 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 (11.1%) and 9.0% 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.