Rock Valley - Ireton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 6,658 people and just one neighborhood, Rock Valley - Ireton is the 63rd largest community in Iowa.
Rock Valley - Ireton real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Rock Valley - Ireton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rock Valley - Ireton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.94% of the Rock Valley - Ireton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rock Valley - Ireton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Rock Valley - Ireton who work in office and administrative support (13.48%), sales jobs (10.17%), and teaching (9.01%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.29% 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.
Rock Valley - Ireton is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Rock Valley - Ireton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.55 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Rock Valley - Ireton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.32% of the adults in Rock Valley - Ireton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rock Valley - Ireton in 2022 was $35,119, which is middle income relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,476 for a family of four. However, Rock Valley - Ireton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rock Valley - Ireton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rock Valley - Ireton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rock Valley - Ireton residents report their race to be White. Rock Valley - Ireton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.56% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rock Valley - Ireton include Dutch, German, English, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Rock Valley - Ireton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.
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.
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. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 58.3% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
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 40 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 90.9% of America.
With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 86.8% of the neighborhoods in IA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 46.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 1.2% have Swiss ancestry.
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 Rock Valley - Ireton are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 62.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.3% 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 57.8% of America'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, 35.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.8%), and 16.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (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 Rock Valley - Ireton, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Dutch (46.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (19.2%), and residents who report Mexican roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.2%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (5.1%), among others.
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 (58.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.8%) 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 (8.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.