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    Seligman, AZ

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    Overview


    Seligman is a tiny town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 446 people and just one neighborhood, Seligman is the 171st largest community in Arizona. Seligman has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Seligman is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Seligman is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Seligman who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (33.21%), office and administrative support (31.00%), and food service (11.07%).

    Setting & Lifestyle

    Seligman’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

    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, Seligman is worth considering.

    Seligman is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

    Demographics

    The population of Seligman overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Seligman, 21.82% have at least a bachelor's degree.

    The per capita income in Seligman in 2022 was $28,801, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,204 for a family of four. However, Seligman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

    Seligman is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Seligman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seligman residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Seligman also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Seligman include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch.

    The most common language spoken in Seligman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    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.

    Occupations

    There are more people living in the neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (52.3%) than almost any neighborhood in the country. From fast-food service workers to major sales accounts, sales and service workers make up the largest proportion of our national employment picture. But despite that size and importance nationally, this neighborhood still stands out as unique due to the dominance of people living here who work in such occupations.

    Furthermore, the government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 20.4% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    Real Estate

    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 2 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 99.2% of 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.

    In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.8% of all neighborhoods in America, with 39.6% 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.

    Length of Commute

    Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 11.2% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.8% of all neighborhoods in America.

    Modes of Transportation

    In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 24.4% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 96.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    People

    If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Seligman 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 AZ, 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 87.8% of the neighborhoods in Arizona. If you are considering retiring to Arizona, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 2.5% have Portuguese ancestry.

    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 Seligman are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.8% 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, 47.7% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (20.4%), and 15.6% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

    Languages

    The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (10.0%).

    Ethnicity / Ancestry

    Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

    In the neighborhood in Seligman, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.1%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (22.6%), and residents who report English roots (11.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (10.4%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.6%), among others.

    Getting to Work

    Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America. However, there is also a significant group of residents (11.2%) who commute over an hour in each direction.

    Here most residents (64.2%) 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 (24.4%) . 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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