Solsberry is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,559 people and just one neighborhood, Solsberry is the 166th largest community in Indiana.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Solsberry is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.85% of the Solsberry workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Solsberry is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Solsberry who work in office and administrative support (15.95%), healthcare (8.84%), and business and financial occupations (6.17%).
Also of interest is that Solsberry has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Solsberry telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.78% 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.
The overall crime rate in Solsberry is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Solsberry is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small town, Solsberry doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Solsberry is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.62% of adults 25 and older in Solsberry have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Solsberry in 2022 was $49,119, which is wealthy relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,476 for a family of four. However, Solsberry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Solsberry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Solsberry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Solsberry include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Solsberry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish 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 Solsberry, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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 Solsberry are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.6% of U.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, 37.9% 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 27.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.0%), and 14.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Solsberry, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.1%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.9%), 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 (36.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (70.1%) 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 (12.7%) and 9.4% 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.