Ryland Heights is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 934 people and just one neighborhood, Ryland Heights is the 266th largest community in Kentucky.
Unlike some cities, Ryland Heights isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ryland Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ryland Heights is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ryland Heights who work in management occupations (11.58%), office and administrative support (10.26%), and sales jobs (8.42%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ryland Heights has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ryland Heights has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ryland Heights than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ryland Heights may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Ryland Heights doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Ryland Heights citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.23% of adults 25 and older in Ryland Heights have a college degree.
The per capita income in Ryland Heights in 2022 was $30,436, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,744 for a family of four. However, Ryland Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ryland Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ryland Heights residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ryland Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Ryland Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.8% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Kentucky, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Kentucky.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have British 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 Ryland Heights are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 10.0% 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 50.8% 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, 36.6% 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 34.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.5%), and 14.5% 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 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.0%).
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 Ryland Heights, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.9%), and residents who report English roots (14.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.4%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 (47.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.6%) 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 (7.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.