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Rumney - Ellsworth, NH

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Overview


Rumney - Ellsworth is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 1,591 people and just one neighborhood, Rumney - Ellsworth is the 164th largest community in New Hampshire.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rumney - Ellsworth is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.65% of the Rumney - Ellsworth workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rumney - Ellsworth is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Rumney - Ellsworth who work in management occupations (11.14%), office and administrative support (10.45%), and food service (10.45%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Rumney - Ellsworth is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

Overall, Rumney - Ellsworth’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

The town 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, Rumney - Ellsworth has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rumney - Ellsworth a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Rumney - Ellsworth, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Rumney - Ellsworth are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.68% of adults in Rumney - Ellsworth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rumney - Ellsworth in 2022 was $37,008, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,032 for a family of four. However, Rumney - Ellsworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rumney - Ellsworth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rumney - Ellsworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rumney - Ellsworth residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rumney - Ellsworth include English, Irish, Italian, French, and German.

The most common language spoken in Rumney - Ellsworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 39.1% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 25 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.9%) living in the neighborhood.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Rumney - Ellsworth is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NH, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.7% of the neighborhoods in New Hampshire. If you are considering retiring to New Hampshire, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.5% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 12.5% have French 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 Rumney - Ellsworth are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.3% 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 57.8% of America'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, 34.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 33.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.7%), and 15.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

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 Rumney - Ellsworth, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (16.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.0%), and residents who report Italian roots (15.3%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (12.5%), along with some German ancestry residents (6.8%), 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 (31.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.1%) 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 (10.8%) . 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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