Harrah is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 576 people and just one neighborhood, Harrah is the 292nd largest community in Washington.
When you are in Harrah, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.87% of Harrah’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Harrah is a town of service providers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Harrah who work in farm management occupations (18.95%), management occupations (8.50%), and office and administrative support (7.19%).
In addition, many people in Harrah have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.
Being a small town, Harrah does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Harrah rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.39% of adults 25 and older in Harrah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Harrah in 2022 was $28,174, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,696 for a family of four. However, Harrah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Harrah is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harrah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Harrah, accounting for 66.72% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harrah residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Harrah include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.
In addition, Harrah has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.88%).
The most common language spoken in Harrah is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 19.6% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 39.8% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.1% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Harrah are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 13.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.9% 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, 30.6% 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 21.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (19.6%), and 15.7% 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 51.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (45.6%).
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 Harrah, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (50.4%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (18.9%), and residents who report German roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (2.4%), among others. In addition, 18.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (44.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.3%) 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 (14.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.