Ravenna is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 184 people and just one neighborhood, Ravenna is the 1023rd largest community in Texas.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ravenna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ravenna is a city of managers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ravenna who work in management occupations (30.30%), healthcare (15.15%), and healthcare suport services (11.11%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Because of many things, Ravenna is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ravenna a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ravenna has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ravenna’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ravenna has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ravenna has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ravenna than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ravenna may be for you.
One downside of living in Ravenna, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.16 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Ravenna does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Ravenna overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ravenna, 24.67% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ravenna in 2022 was $45,778, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $183,112 for a family of four. However, Ravenna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ravenna is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ravenna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ravenna residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ravenna include German, English, Irish, Scandinavian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Ravenna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. 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.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.4% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Texas, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Texas. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch 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 Ravenna are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.1% 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 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.1%), and 15.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
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 Ravenna, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (13.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.3%), and residents who report German roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (5.6%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 (42.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.5%) 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 (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.