Coldiron is a tiny town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 222 people and just one neighborhood, Coldiron is the 384th largest community in Kentucky.
When you are in Coldiron, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 53.14% of Coldiron’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Coldiron is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Coldiron who work in sales jobs (22.29%), food service (15.43%), and office and administrative support (9.14%).
Overall, Coldiron’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Being a small town, Coldiron does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Coldiron, just 7.21% 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 Coldiron in 2022 was $17,920, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,680 for a family of four.
The people who call Coldiron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coldiron residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Coldiron include Irish, Italian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Coldiron is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 25.8% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 97.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.6% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
The neighborhood is unique for having just 6.8% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.4% of America's neighborhoods.
The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh and Romanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry and 0.9% have Romanian ancestry.
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 Coldiron are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 93.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 30.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.7% 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, 32.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 (19.6%), and 18.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households. Some people also speak Chinese (2.1%).
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 Coldiron, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (5.6%). There are also a number of people of Welsh ancestry (4.5%), and residents who report Scottish roots (4.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.0%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.2%) 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 (25.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.