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Keams Canyon - Second Mesa, AZ

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Overview


Keams Canyon - Second Mesa is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 3,875 people and just one neighborhood, Keams Canyon - Second Mesa is the 91st largest community in Arizona.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Keams Canyon - Second Mesa isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Keams Canyon - Second Mesa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Keams Canyon - Second Mesa is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Keams Canyon - Second Mesa who work in office and administrative support (14.97%), healthcare (14.97%), and teaching (12.75%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.69% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Keams Canyon - Second Mesa 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. Keams Canyon - Second Mesa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Keams Canyon - Second Mesa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Keams Canyon - Second Mesa may be for you.

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

Demographics

The population of Keams Canyon - Second Mesa has a very low overall level of education: only 8.92% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Keams Canyon - Second Mesa in 2022 was $16,713, which is low income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,852 for a family of four. However, Keams Canyon - Second Mesa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Keams Canyon - Second Mesa also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.37% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Keams Canyon - Second Mesa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keams Canyon - Second Mesa residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Keams Canyon - Second Mesa include English, European, Danish, Hungarian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Keams Canyon - Second Mesa is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include English and Navajo.

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.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

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 4 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

More people in choose to walk to work each day (18.4%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.

Diversity

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, 92.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 61.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

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 Keams Canyon - Second Mesa are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 31.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.2% 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, 40.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 22.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.8%), and 18.2% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Native American languages, spoken by 61.4% of households. Some people also speak English (38.2%).

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 Keams Canyon - Second Mesa, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (92.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (3.0%).

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (60.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (18.4%) . 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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