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American Falls, ID

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Overview


American Falls is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 4,660 people and just one neighborhood, American Falls is the 40th largest community in Idaho.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in American Falls, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.50% of American Falls’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, American Falls is a city of sales and office workers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in American Falls who work in farm management occupations (16.12%), office and administrative support (14.34%), and teaching (10.34%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of American Falls spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.19 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Demographics

The percentage of adults in American Falls with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.17% of adults in American Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in American Falls in 2022 was $22,047, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,188 for a family of four. However, American Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

American Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call American Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of American Falls residents report their race to be White. American Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 47.23% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in American Falls include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Swedish.

American Falls also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.08%.

The most common language spoken in American Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

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 96.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.4% of this neighborhood's residents have English 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 American Falls are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.8% 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 53.8% 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, 30.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 23.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (18.5%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 68.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (31.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 American Falls, ID, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (35.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (22.4%), and residents who report German roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.5%), among others. In addition, 17.0% 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (75.4%) 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 (12.3%) and 5.8% 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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