Farmland - Parker City is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 4,150 people and just one neighborhood, Farmland - Parker City is the 148th largest community in Indiana.
Farmland - Parker City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Farmland - Parker City is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmland - Parker City who work in office and administrative support (9.93%), healthcare (9.64%), and management occupations (8.43%).
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Farmland - Parker City 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.
Because of many things, Farmland - Parker City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Farmland - Parker City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Farmland - Parker City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Farmland - Parker City’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In terms of college education, Farmland - Parker City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.15% of adults 25 and older in Farmland - Parker City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Farmland - Parker City in 2022 was $25,679, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,716 for a family of four. However, Farmland - Parker City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Farmland - Parker City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmland - Parker City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Farmland - Parker City include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Farmland - Parker City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
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.
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 Farmland - Parker City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 33.5% 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 29.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.1%), and 12.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.4%).
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 Farmland - Parker City, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.8%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (1.2%).
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 (43.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.9%) 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 (8.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.