Roachdale - Russellville is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,158 people and just one neighborhood, Roachdale - Russellville is the 179th largest community in Indiana.
Roachdale - Russellville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Roachdale - Russellville is a town of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Roachdale - Russellville who work in management occupations (14.51%), healthcare (10.93%), and office and administrative support (10.05%).
A relatively large number of people in Roachdale - Russellville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.98% 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, Roachdale - Russellville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Roachdale - Russellville 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, Roachdale - Russellville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Roachdale - Russellville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Roachdale - Russellville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.96 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
As is often the case in a small town, Roachdale - Russellville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Roachdale - Russellville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.29% of adults in Roachdale - Russellville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Roachdale - Russellville in 2022 was $35,110, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,440 for a family of four. However, Roachdale - Russellville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Roachdale - Russellville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roachdale - Russellville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Roachdale - Russellville include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Roachdale - Russellville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Portuguese.
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.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 37.7% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.3% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 31 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Roachdale - Russellville are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 66.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.4% 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, 33.2% 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 30.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 11.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households.
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 Roachdale - Russellville, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.9%), and residents who report English roots (10.1%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (5.5%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (1.3%), 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 (29.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.0%) 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 (6.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.