Taylor is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 2,110 people and just one neighborhood, Taylor is the 87th largest community in Arizona. Much of the housing stock in Taylor was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Taylor economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Taylor, where the median household income is $75,125.00.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Taylor is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Taylor is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Taylor who work in office and administrative support (13.85%), teaching (12.80%), and healthcare (9.49%).
Also of interest is that Taylor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Taylor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Taylor has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Taylor has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Taylor than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Taylor may be for you.
Being a small town, Taylor does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Taylor overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Taylor, 21.64% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Taylor in 2022 was $24,464, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,856 for a family of four. However, Taylor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Taylor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Taylor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Taylor residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Taylor include English, German, Irish, Danish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Taylor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Taylor, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 71.5% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 97.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 92.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 23.9% have English ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.9% 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 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Taylor are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.8% 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, 35.0% 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 30.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.0%), and 15.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 90.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
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 Taylor, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (23.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (16.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.0%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (6.7%), along with some Danish ancestry residents (6.6%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (72.6%) 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 (13.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.