Overton - New London is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,088 people and just one neighborhood, Overton - New London is the 382nd largest community in Texas.
Overton - New London is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Overton - New London is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Overton - New London who work in teaching (11.85%), sales jobs (7.11%), and management occupations (6.42%).
In Overton - New London, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.57 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The rate of college-level education in Overton - New London is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.70% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Overton - New London in 2022 was $22,086, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,344 for a family of four. However, Overton - New London contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Overton - New London is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Overton - New London home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Overton - New London residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Overton - New London include English, German, Irish, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Overton - New London is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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Of particular note, 9.9% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
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The neighbors in the neighborhood in Overton - New London are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 76.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 18.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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In the neighborhood, 36.2% 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 34.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.6%), and 8.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.9%).
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 Overton - New London, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.5%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (3.8%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.9%) 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 (10.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.