North Loup - Arcadia is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 1,740 people and just one neighborhood, North Loup - Arcadia is the 132nd largest community in Nebraska. North Loup - Arcadia has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Unlike some towns, North Loup - Arcadia isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in North Loup - Arcadia are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Loup - Arcadia is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Loup - Arcadia who work in management occupations (16.52%), office and administrative support (10.15%), and farm management occupations (7.67%).
Of important note, North Loup - Arcadia is also a town of artists. North Loup - Arcadia has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape North Loup - Arcadia’s character.
Also of interest is that North Loup - Arcadia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in North Loup - Arcadia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
North Loup - Arcadia is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, North Loup - Arcadia’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One of the benefits of North Loup - Arcadia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.53 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 town, North Loup - Arcadia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, North Loup - Arcadia is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.06% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in North Loup - Arcadia in 2022 was $32,703, which is middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,812 for a family of four. However, North Loup - Arcadia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call North Loup - Arcadia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Loup - Arcadia residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in North Loup - Arcadia include German, Polish, English, Norwegian, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in North Loup - Arcadia 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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 3 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 7.7% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 36.7% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in North Loup - Arcadia is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NE, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.9% of the neighborhoods in Nebraska. If you are considering retiring to Nebraska, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 2.8% have Danish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.6% 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 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in North Loup - Arcadia are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.8% 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 79.5% 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, 44.0% 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 20.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.1%), and 13.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households. Some people also speak Polish (12.6%).
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 North Loup - Arcadia, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (34.9%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (16.0%), and residents who report English roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (9.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (8.5%), 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 (54.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.6%) 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 (8.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.