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Malvern - Emerson, IA

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Overview


Malvern - Emerson is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,779 people and just one neighborhood, Malvern - Emerson is the 188th largest community in Iowa. Malvern - Emerson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Malvern - Emerson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Malvern - Emerson is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Malvern - Emerson who work in healthcare suport services (9.75%), sales jobs (8.41%), and healthcare (8.41%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Malvern - Emerson 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 citizens of Malvern - Emerson are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.04% of adults in Malvern - Emerson having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Malvern - Emerson in 2022 was $40,477, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,908 for a family of four. However, Malvern - Emerson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Malvern - Emerson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malvern - Emerson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Malvern - Emerson include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Malvern - Emerson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 14 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

is ranked among the top 9.3% of neighborhoods for first-time home buyers to consider in the state of Iowa according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Homes here are priced below median housing values in the state, yet maintain moderate appreciation rates compared to other communities. Buying into the neighborhood is not only an accessible option but an investment opportunity for many first-time home buyers.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 3.5% have Dutch ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Malvern - Emerson are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.3% 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, 31.6% 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 29.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.3%), and 17.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.2%).

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 Malvern - Emerson, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (3.5%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (3.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (34.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.2%) 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 (11.0%) . 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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