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Crothersville, IN

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Overview


Crothersville is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,493 people and just one neighborhood, Crothersville is the 282nd largest community in Indiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Crothersville is a blue-collar town, with 47.36% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Crothersville is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crothersville who work in office and administrative support (13.98%), sales jobs (6.83%), and healthcare suport services (6.68%).

Also of interest is that Crothersville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Crothersville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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

Demographics

Crothersville ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.08% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Crothersville in 2022 was $22,887, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,548 for a family of four. However, Crothersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Crothersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crothersville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Crothersville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Diversity

Significantly, 2.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Crothersville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 80.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 41.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.9%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.5% of households. Some people also speak Japanese (2.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Crothersville, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (2.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.8%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.2%) 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 (10.3%) . 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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