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Alma - Corder, MO

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Overview


Alma - Corder is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 3,529 people and just one neighborhood, Alma - Corder is the 185th largest community in Missouri. Alma - Corder 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

Unlike some towns, Alma - Corder isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Alma - Corder are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Alma - Corder is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alma - Corder who work in office and administrative support (10.82%), healthcare (10.76%), and sales jobs (9.04%).

Of important note, Alma - Corder is also a town of artists. Alma - Corder has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Alma - Corder’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.63% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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

Demographics

The education level of Alma - Corder citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.21% of adults in Alma - Corder have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Alma - Corder in 2022 was $34,083, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,332 for a family of four. However, Alma - Corder contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alma - Corder is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Alma - Corder home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alma - Corder residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alma - Corder include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Alma - Corder is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.

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 25 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Alma - Corder 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 MO, 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 86.2% of the neighborhoods in Missouri. If you are considering retiring to Missouri, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

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 Alma - Corder are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 62.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.5% 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, 35.4% 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 33.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.8%), and 13.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households. Some people also speak Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region) (2.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Alma - Corder, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report English roots (6.0%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (5.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.1%), 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 (36.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (83.9%) 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 (7.6%) . 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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