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Rosebud - St. Francis, SD

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Overview


Rosebud - St. Francis is a very small town located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 4,048 people and just one neighborhood, Rosebud - St. Francis is the 27th largest community in South Dakota.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Rosebud - St. Francis isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rosebud - St. Francis are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rosebud - St. Francis is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosebud - St. Francis who work in teaching (14.91%), office and administrative support (11.18%), and healthcare (9.83%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Rosebud - St. Francis is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One of the benefits of Rosebud - St. Francis is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Rosebud - St. Francis is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Rosebud - St. Francis with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.02% of adults in Rosebud - St. Francis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rosebud - St. Francis in 2022 was $12,056, which is low income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $48,224 for a family of four. However, Rosebud - St. Francis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rosebud - St. Francis also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 59.24% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Rosebud - St. Francis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rosebud - St. Francis residents report their race to be Native American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rosebud - St. Francis include Irish, German, European, Dutch, and African.

The most common language spoken in Rosebud - St. Francis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Tagalog.

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.

People

Of note, 65.0% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.

In addition, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the neighborhood about it; they already know. 20.3% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.2% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.

Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 66.0% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 9 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.4% of America.

Modes of Transportation

More people in choose to walk to work each day (14.1%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 88.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 11.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Rosebud - St. Francis are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 91.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 65.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.9% 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, 41.2% 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 21.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.0%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

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 57.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Rosebud - St. Francis, SD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (88.7%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (4.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (1.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.3%).

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (66.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (68.5%) 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 (15.6%) and 14.1% 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.


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