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New Lexington, OH

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Overview


New Lexington is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 4,452 people and just one neighborhood, New Lexington is the 295th largest community in Ohio.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, New Lexington isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in New Lexington are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Lexington is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Lexington who work in healthcare suport services (17.72%), sales jobs (14.91%), and office and administrative support (14.39%).

Setting & Lifestyle

New Lexington 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

In New Lexington, just 9.35% 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 New Lexington in 2022 was $22,554, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,216 for a family of four. However, New Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Lexington also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.18% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in New Lexington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 New Lexington, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 91.9% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

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 New Lexington are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 31.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 29.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (25.7%), and 18.6% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 New Lexington, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.5%), and residents who report English roots (5.9%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (37.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (91.9%) 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 (5.3%) . 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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