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Douglass, KS

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Overview


Douglass is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 1,539 people and just one neighborhood, Douglass is the 200th largest community in Kansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Douglass isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Douglass are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Douglass is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Douglass who work in office and administrative support (12.38%), teaching (9.10%), and management occupations (7.40%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Douglass is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Douglass, the average commute to work is 32.63 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Douglass is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The population of Douglass overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Douglass, 23.73% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Douglass in 2022 was $32,487, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,948 for a family of four. However, Douglass contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

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

Car Ownership

We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 40.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.3% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Croatian ancestry.

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 Douglass are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.8% 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 72.1% of America'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, 39.4% 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 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.5%), and 13.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Douglass, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.0%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.2%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (79.1%) 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 (12.7%) . 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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