Odebolt - Wall Lake is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,583 people and just one neighborhood, Odebolt - Wall Lake is the 206th largest community in Iowa. Odebolt - Wall Lake has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Odebolt - Wall Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Odebolt - Wall Lake is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Odebolt - Wall Lake who work in management occupations (18.73%), office and administrative support (17.05%), and sales jobs (8.52%).
Because of many things, Odebolt - Wall Lake is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Odebolt - Wall Lake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Odebolt - Wall Lake perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One of the benefits of Odebolt - Wall Lake is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.58 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.
Odebolt - Wall Lake 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.
The percentage of adults in Odebolt - Wall Lake who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.25% of the adults in Odebolt - Wall Lake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Odebolt - Wall Lake in 2022 was $37,861, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,444 for a family of four. However, Odebolt - Wall Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Odebolt - Wall Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Odebolt - Wall Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Odebolt - Wall Lake include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Odebolt - Wall Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 16 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 45.9% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 4.2% have Swedish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Odebolt - Wall Lake are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 52.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.8% 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 65.3% of America'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, 32.7% 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 25.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.0%), and 19.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.4% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (8.1%).
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 Odebolt - Wall Lake, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (45.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.2%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.1%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.0%) 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 (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.