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Midvale, OH

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Overview


Midvale is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 654 people and just one neighborhood, Midvale is the 631st largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Midvale was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Midvale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.78% of Midvale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Midvale is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Midvale who work in office and administrative support (14.68%), healthcare (7.09%), and sales jobs (6.33%).

Of important note, Midvale is also a village of artists. Midvale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Midvale’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The citizens of Midvale have a very low rate of college education: just 9.19% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Midvale in 2022 was $24,124, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,496 for a family of four. However, Midvale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Midvale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Midvale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Midvale include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Dutch.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Modes of Transportation

If your dream is to be able to ride your bike to work each day, look no further than this unique neighborhood. With 6.6% of residents in the neighborhood commuting on a bicycle to and from work daily, this neighborhood has more bicycle commuters than 99.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S., according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.

Diversity

Significantly, 7.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Midvale are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 3.1% 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 71.0% of America's neighborhoods.

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In the neighborhood, 52.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 19.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.2%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

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 99.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

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 Midvale, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.6%), and residents who report English roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (36.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also bicycle to get to work (6.6%) . 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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