Davenport is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,778 people and just one neighborhood, Davenport is the 233rd largest community in Washington.
Unlike some cities, Davenport isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Davenport are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Davenport is a city of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Davenport who work in management occupations (11.39%), office and administrative support (11.11%), and teaching (8.09%).
Also of interest is that Davenport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Davenport is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Davenport is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.24% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Davenport in 2022 was $30,297, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,188 for a family of four. However, Davenport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Davenport is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Davenport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Davenport residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Davenport include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Finnish.
The most common language spoken in Davenport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Tagalog.
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Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 2.4% have Danish ancestry.
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 Davenport are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.5% 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 57.3% 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, 40.3% 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 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.1%), and 15.2% 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 97.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.3%).
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 Davenport, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (19.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.0%), and residents who report English roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (5.8%), along with some Finnish ancestry residents (5.5%), 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 (46.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (71.0%) 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 (14.9%) and 7.2% 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.