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Whiteside, MO

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Overview


Whiteside is a tiny village located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 60 people and just one neighborhood, Whiteside is the 552nd largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Whiteside was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Whiteside is a blue-collar town, with 51.85% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Whiteside is a village of construction workers and builders, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whiteside who work in maintenance occupations (12.96%), healthcare suport services (11.11%), and management occupations (11.11%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Whiteside’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Whiteside has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Whiteside has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Whiteside than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Whiteside may be for you.

One downside of living in Whiteside is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Whiteside, the average commute to work is 33.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Whiteside does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Whiteside ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Whiteside in 2022 was $32,115, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,460 for a family of four. However, Whiteside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Whiteside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whiteside residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Whiteside include German, Irish, English, Russian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Whiteside is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Whiteside, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 55.0% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.6% of American neighborhoods.

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 22 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 6.6% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Missouri. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.

Diversity

Significantly, 1.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Whiteside are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.8% 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, 55.0% 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 23.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.2%), and 4.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.4%).

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 Whiteside, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.3%), and residents who report English roots (3.4%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (1.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.8%), 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 (40.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.8%) 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 (13.4%) . 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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