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Patriot, IN

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Overview


Patriot is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 204 people and just one neighborhood, Patriot is the 466th largest community in Indiana. Patriot has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Patriot is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.47% of the Patriot workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Patriot is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Patriot who work in office and administrative support (30.70%), food service (6.14%), and management occupations (6.14%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Patriot is worth considering.

One downside of living in Patriot, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.97 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

In Patriot, just 6.88% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Patriot in 2022 was $28,506, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,024 for a family of four. Patriot also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.00% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.7% 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.

The Neighbors

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 Patriot are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.2% 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, 44.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 26.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (19.7%), and 10.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.0%).

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 Patriot, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (26.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.0%), and residents who report English roots (12.1%).

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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (31.7% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (86.6%) 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 (10.1%) . 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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