Asher - Wanette is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 2,782 people and just one neighborhood, Asher - Wanette is the 152nd largest community in Oklahoma.
When you are in Asher - Wanette, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.38% of Asher - Wanette’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Asher - Wanette is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asher - Wanette who work in office and administrative support (12.81%), management occupations (9.56%), and teaching (5.94%).
Of important note, Asher - Wanette is also a town of artists. Asher - Wanette has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Asher - Wanette’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Asher - Wanette telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
One downside of living in Asher - Wanette is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Asher - Wanette, the average commute to work is 36.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Asher - Wanette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Asher - Wanette are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.90% of adults in Asher - Wanette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Asher - Wanette in 2022 was $31,171, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,684 for a family of four. However, Asher - Wanette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Asher - Wanette is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Asher - Wanette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Asher - Wanette residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Asher - Wanette include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Asher - Wanette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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 96.2% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Asher - Wanette 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 OK, 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 85.5% of the neighborhoods in Oklahoma. If you are considering retiring to Oklahoma, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American 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 Asher - Wanette are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
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 30.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.0%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% 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 Asher - Wanette, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (11.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report Native American roots (9.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.9%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.2%), 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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (73.9%) 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 (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.