Chappell - Big Springs is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 1,902 people and just one neighborhood, Chappell - Big Springs is the 128th largest community in Nebraska. Chappell - Big Springs has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Chappell - Big Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Chappell - Big Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chappell - Big Springs is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chappell - Big Springs who work in management occupations (13.51%), farm management occupations (9.65%), and sales jobs (9.08%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Chappell - Big Springs work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Being a small town, Chappell - Big Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Chappell - Big Springs is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.80% of adults 25 and older in Chappell - Big Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chappell - Big Springs in 2022 was $38,667, which is wealthy relative to Nebraska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,668 for a family of four. However, Chappell - Big Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chappell - Big Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chappell - Big Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chappell - Big Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Chappell - Big Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.63% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chappell - Big Springs include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Chappell - Big Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish 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 Chappell - Big Springs, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 98.9% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 4 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 37.6% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 2.0% have Danish 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 Chappell - Big Springs are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 3.9% 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 68.1% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 37.0% 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 24.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.8%), and 9.6% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.
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 96.7% 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 Chappell - Big Springs, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (9.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.6%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.3%) 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 (10.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.