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.
When you are in Crothersville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.36% of Crothersville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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.
Crothersville’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, Crothersville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Crothersville has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.08% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
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.
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 Crothersville, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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.
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.
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 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.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.5% of households. Some people also speak Japanese (2.2%).
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 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.
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.