Delaware - Lenapah is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 1,446 people and just one neighborhood, Delaware - Lenapah is the 203rd largest community in Oklahoma.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Delaware - Lenapah is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Delaware - Lenapah is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Delaware - Lenapah who work in management occupations (14.60%), office and administrative support (11.68%), and healthcare suport services (10.82%).
One downside of living in Delaware - Lenapah, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of adults in Delaware - Lenapah with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.76% of adults in Delaware - Lenapah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Delaware - Lenapah in 2022 was $26,437, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,748 for a family of four. However, Delaware - Lenapah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Delaware - Lenapah is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Delaware - Lenapah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Delaware - Lenapah residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Delaware - Lenapah include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Delaware - Lenapah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Delaware - Lenapah, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 8 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.6% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 22.0% have Irish 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 Delaware - Lenapah 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 16.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.2% 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, 31.8% 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 29.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.5%), and 13.4% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% 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 Delaware - Lenapah, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (22.0%), and residents who report Native American roots (16.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.6%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.5%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.0%) 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 (14.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.