Kipton is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 207 people and just one neighborhood, Kipton is the 783rd largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Kipton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Unlike some villages, Kipton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kipton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kipton is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kipton who work in office and administrative support (11.54%), teaching (10.58%), and maintenance occupations (9.62%).
Of important note, Kipton is also a village of artists. Kipton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kipton’s character.
Because of many things, Kipton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Kipton 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 village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Kipton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Kipton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Kipton is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Kipton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.23% of the adults in Kipton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kipton in 2022 was $29,012, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,048 for a family of four. However, Kipton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Kipton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kipton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Kipton include English, Scottish, German, Russian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Kipton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
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.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Kipton 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 OH, 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 89.3% of the neighborhoods in Ohio. If you are considering retiring to Ohio, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Canadian and Slovak ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Canadian ancestry and 2.4% have Slovak ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 14.6% 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 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the neighborhood. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 95.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Kipton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 42.1% 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 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.4%), and 11.3% 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 99.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (14.6%).
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 Kipton, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (19.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report English roots (10.8%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (7.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (28.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (83.0%) 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 (11.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.