Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,798 people and just one neighborhood, Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt is the 281st largest community in Iowa. Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.37% of the Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt who work in management occupations (13.57%), sales jobs (10.01%), and office and administrative support (7.79%).
A relatively large number of people in Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.38% 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.
Because of many things, Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
As is often the case in a small town, Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.32% of adults 25 and older in Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt have a college degree.
The per capita income in Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt in 2022 was $37,312, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,248 for a family of four. However, Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.25% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.0%) living in the neighborhood.
In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt 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 IA, 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 85.4% of the neighborhoods in Iowa. If you are considering retiring to Iowa, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 7.5% have Swedish ancestry.
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 Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.8% 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 59.2% of America'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, 34.6% 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 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.8%), and 10.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.1%).
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 Sioux Rapids - Rembrandt, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.3%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.2%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (7.5%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (79.8%) 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 (8.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.