Julesburg - Ovid is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 2,295 people and just one neighborhood, Julesburg - Ovid is the 130th largest community in Colorado.
Julesburg - Ovid is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Julesburg - Ovid is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Julesburg - Ovid who work in management occupations (17.12%), office and administrative support (10.60%), and sales jobs (10.60%).
A relatively large number of people in Julesburg - Ovid telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.02% 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.
Julesburg - Ovid’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
As is often the case in a small town, Julesburg - Ovid doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Julesburg - Ovid who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.48% of adults in Julesburg - Ovid have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Julesburg - Ovid in 2022 was $32,776, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,104 for a family of four. However, Julesburg - Ovid contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Julesburg - Ovid is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Julesburg - Ovid home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Julesburg - Ovid residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Julesburg - Ovid also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Julesburg - Ovid include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Julesburg - Ovid is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
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 98.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
If you are planning to retire in Colorado, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Colorado, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.7% of neighborhoods in CO. If a Colorado retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 4.0% have Dutch 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 Julesburg - Ovid are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.9% 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, 34.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.3%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (7.4%).
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 Julesburg - Ovid, CO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (31.0%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (15.3%), and residents who report English roots (11.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (10.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (53.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (69.1%) 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 (11.3%) and 7.9% 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.