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McIntosh, FL

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Overview

McIntosh is a tiny town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 532 people and just one neighborhood, McIntosh is the 467th largest community in Florida.

Occupations and Workforce

McIntosh is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, McIntosh is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in McIntosh who work in management occupations (20.37%), computer science and math (14.81%), and teaching (12.04%).

Also of interest is that McIntosh has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, McIntosh is also a town of artists. McIntosh has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape McIntosh’s character.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that McIntosh has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in McIntosh telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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

Overall, McIntosh’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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!) McIntosh 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. McIntosh has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McIntosh than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McIntosh may be for you.

In McIntosh, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In McIntosh, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though McIntosh is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Demographics

McIntosh is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.60% of adults in McIntosh have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in McIntosh in 2022 was $35,103, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,412 for a family of four. However, McIntosh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call McIntosh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McIntosh residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in McIntosh include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in McIntosh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.

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

Occupations

There are more people living in the neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (56.9%) 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.

Modes of Transportation

More people in choose to walk to work each day (11.0%) 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.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 29.4% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.2% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

People

Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 19.6% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in McIntosh 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 FL, 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 87.5% of the neighborhoods in Florida. If you are considering retiring to Florida, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Cuban and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry and 1.5% have Swiss ancestry.

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 McIntosh are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.6% 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, 43.1% 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 executive, management, and professional occupations, with 34.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (13.0%), and 9.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in McIntosh, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.3%). There are also a number of people of Cuban ancestry (9.7%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of African ancestry (6.5%), along with some English ancestry residents (6.2%), among others. In addition, 10.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (61.7%) 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 (12.9%) and 11.0% 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.

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