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Parowan - Brian Head, UT

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Overview


Parowan - Brian Head is a very small town located in the state of Utah. With a population of 4,687 people and just one neighborhood, Parowan - Brian Head is the 108th largest community in Utah.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Parowan - Brian Head isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Parowan - Brian Head are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Parowan - Brian Head is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Parowan - Brian Head who work in office and administrative support (16.84%), sales jobs (14.18%), and management occupations (10.98%).

Also of interest is that Parowan - Brian Head 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 Parowan - Brian Head telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.31% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Parowan - Brian Head is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Parowan - Brian Head is worth considering.

Parowan - Brian Head is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Parowan - Brian Head citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.88% of adults in Parowan - Brian Head have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Parowan - Brian Head in 2022 was $26,438, which is low income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,752 for a family of four. However, Parowan - Brian Head contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Parowan - Brian Head home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parowan - Brian Head residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Parowan - Brian Head include English, German, European, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Parowan - Brian Head is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.

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 Parowan - Brian Head, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 55.3% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Parowan - Brian Head 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 UT, 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 85.5% of the neighborhoods in Utah. If you are considering retiring to Utah, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 44.3% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 3.8% have Welsh ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Parowan - Brian Head are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 71.2% of U.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, 26.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.6%), and 20.8% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.7% of households.

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 Parowan - Brian Head, UT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (44.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.9%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (6.6%), along with some Native American ancestry residents (5.1%), 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 (35.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (65.8%) 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 (11.6%) . 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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