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Jennings, OK

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Overview


Jennings is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 290 people and just one neighborhood, Jennings is the 320th largest community in Oklahoma.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Jennings, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.64% of Jennings’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Jennings is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jennings who work in office and administrative support (11.48%), sales jobs (9.84%), and maintenance occupations (6.56%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jennings is worth considering.

As is often the case in a small town, Jennings doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

Jennings ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.60% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Jennings in 2022 was $19,300, which is low income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,200 for a family of four. However, Jennings contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jennings also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.03% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

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

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

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 41.8% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 32 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 4.9% have Scottish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.8% 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 95.5% 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 Jennings are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.4% 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, 40.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (21.6%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households.

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 Jennings, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (13.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.8%), and residents who report Native American roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.9%), 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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (36.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

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 (8.4%) . 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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