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Sumner, IA

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Overview


Sumner is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,036 people and just one neighborhood, Sumner is the 268th largest community in Iowa. Sumner has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Sumner isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sumner are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sumner is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sumner who work in office and administrative support (13.35%), management occupations (13.25%), and healthcare suport services (10.29%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sumner spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.55 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Sumner doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Sumner are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.41% of adults in Sumner having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sumner in 2022 was $35,723, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,892 for a family of four. However, Sumner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sumner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sumner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sumner include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Sumner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Sumner, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 61.1% 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 96.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Sumner is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in IA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.2% of the neighborhoods in Iowa. If you are considering retiring to Iowa, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 48.9% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 4.7% have Scots-Irish ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Sumner are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.1% 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, 27.7% 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 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (24.1%), and 23.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.

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 Sumner, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (48.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (19.3%), and residents who report English roots (13.9%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (4.7%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (61.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (82.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (7.0%) . 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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