Seymour - Allerton is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,403 people and just one neighborhood, Seymour - Allerton is the 235th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Seymour - Allerton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Seymour - Allerton is a blue-collar town, with 43.63% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Seymour - Allerton is a town of construction workers and builders, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Seymour - Allerton who work in management occupations (14.64%), personal care services (7.72%), and office and administrative support (7.02%).
In terms of college education, the citizens of Seymour - Allerton rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.07% of adults 25 and older in Seymour - Allerton 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 Seymour - Allerton in 2022 was $26,566, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,264 for a family of four. However, Seymour - Allerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Seymour - Allerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seymour - Allerton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Seymour - Allerton include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Seymour - Allerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
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 4.3% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 96.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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 96.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 14.0% have Dutch ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 19.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Seymour - Allerton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 26.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.5% 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, 39.3% 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 30.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.4%), and 7.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.6% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (19.9%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Seymour - Allerton, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.9%). There are also a number of people of Dutch ancestry (14.0%), and residents who report English roots (12.8%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.7%), along with some Swiss ancestry residents (6.0%), among others.
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 (40.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (65.4%) 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 (19.1%) and 10.0% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.