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    Tonto Basin, AZ

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    Overview


    Tonto Basin is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 1,444 people and just one neighborhood, Tonto Basin is the 134th largest community in Arizona.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Tonto Basin is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tonto Basin is a town of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tonto Basin who work in management occupations (14.93%), teaching (14.48%), and food service (10.63%).

    Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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

    Another notable thing is that Tonto Basin is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

    The overall crime rate in Tonto Basin is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

    The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Tonto Basin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Tonto Basin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

    One downside of living in Tonto Basin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 49.81 minutes every day commuting to work.

    Tonto Basin 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 Tonto Basin 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 Tonto Basin, 21.68% have at least a bachelor's degree.

    The per capita income in Tonto Basin in 2022 was $28,134, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,536 for a family of four. However, Tonto Basin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

    The people who call Tonto Basin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tonto Basin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Tonto Basin include German, English, Irish, French, and Polish.

    The most common language spoken in Tonto Basin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    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 Tonto Basin, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

    Length of Commute

    Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. 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. 37.5% 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 100.0% of all neighborhoods in America.

    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 2 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 99.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. 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 98.3% of all neighborhoods in America, with 42.7% 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.

    Furthermore, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 38.4%, which is higher than 97.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    Car Ownership

    We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. 19.6% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    People

    If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.9% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Arizona, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Arizona.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.2% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.

    is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.9% 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 96.4% 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 Tonto Basin are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

    In the neighborhood, 36.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 28.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (27.0%), and 7.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

    Languages

    The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (9.4%).

    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 Tonto Basin, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.1%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (6.2%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.7%), 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 longer than one hour commuting one-way to work (37.5% of working residents), one of the longer commutes in America, which is a potential downside for residents of this neighborhood.

    Here most residents (76.1%) 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 (7.7%) . 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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