Broken Bow is a very small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 3,474 people and just one neighborhood, Broken Bow is the 58th largest community in Nebraska. Broken Bow has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Broken Bow is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Broken Bow is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Broken Bow who work in sales jobs (9.91%), office and administrative support (9.04%), and management occupations (8.98%).
The overall crime rate in Broken Bow is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One of the benefits of Broken Bow is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.41 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Broken Bow doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Broken Bow citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.41% of adults in Broken Bow have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Broken Bow in 2022 was $28,785, which is low income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,140 for a family of four. However, Broken Bow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Broken Bow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Broken Bow residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Broken Bow include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Broken Bow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 75.5% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 9.0% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Nebraska, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Nebraska.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 38.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 2.2% have Welsh ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.9% 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 Broken Bow are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 30.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.6% 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, 38.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.7%), and 13.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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 Broken Bow, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (17.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (14.5%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (5.9%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (5.0%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (75.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (81.9%) 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 (9.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.