Doland - Conde is a very small town located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 1,987 people and just one neighborhood, Doland - Conde is the 68th largest community in South Dakota. Doland - Conde has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Doland - Conde isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Doland - Conde are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Doland - Conde is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Doland - Conde who work in management occupations (34.58%), office and administrative support (11.00%), and sales jobs (6.05%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Because of many things, Doland - Conde is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Doland - Conde a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Doland - Conde has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Doland - Conde’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small town, Doland - Conde does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Doland - Conde is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.95% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Doland - Conde in 2022 was $41,300, which is wealthy relative to South Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,200 for a family of four. However, Doland - Conde contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Doland - Conde home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Doland - Conde residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Doland - Conde include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Doland - Conde is English. Other important languages spoken here include Hungarian and Spanish.
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.
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 3 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.9% of America.
In the neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 11.4% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 95.7% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 49.8% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 9.1% have Norwegian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 10.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Doland - Conde are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 52.3% of America'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, 48.0% 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 22.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.1%), and 11.7% 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 89.1% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (10.6%).
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 Doland - Conde, SD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (49.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report English roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (9.1%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (4.3%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (52.8%) 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%) and 11.4% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.