Breda - Arcadia is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,376 people and just one neighborhood, Breda - Arcadia is the 231st largest community in Iowa. Breda - Arcadia has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
When you are in Breda - Arcadia, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.79% of Breda - Arcadia’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Breda - Arcadia is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Breda - Arcadia who work in office and administrative support (18.18%), management occupations (10.24%), and healthcare (6.50%).
Because of many things, Breda - Arcadia is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Breda - Arcadia really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Breda - Arcadia perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.61 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small town, Breda - Arcadia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Breda - Arcadia is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.21% of adults 25 and older in Breda - Arcadia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Breda - Arcadia in 2022 was $35,042, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,168 for a family of four. However, Breda - Arcadia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Breda - Arcadia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Breda - Arcadia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Breda - Arcadia include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Breda - Arcadia is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Greek.
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 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 58.9% of this neighborhood's residents have German 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 Breda - Arcadia are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 73.5% of America'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, 37.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.4%), and 13.1% 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 100.0% of households.
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 Breda - Arcadia, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (58.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.9%), and residents who report English roots (3.7%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (2.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (87.8%) 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 (5.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.