Caledonia is a tiny village located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 132 people and just one neighborhood, Caledonia is the 533rd largest community in Missouri.
When you are in Caledonia, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.67% of Caledonia’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Caledonia is a village of construction workers and builders, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Caledonia who work in management occupations (16.67%), healthcare (15.48%), and office and administrative support (8.33%).
Of important note, Caledonia is also a village of artists. Caledonia has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Caledonia’s character.
The overall crime rate in Caledonia 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.
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Caledonia has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Caledonia a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Caledonia, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.35 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small village, Caledonia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Caledonia with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.19% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Caledonia in 2022 was $25,628, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,512 for a family of four.
The people who call Caledonia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Caledonia residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Caledonia include Irish, German, Scottish, French, and Northern European.
The most common language spoken in Caledonia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 Caledonia, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 15 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 8.5% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Missouri, 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 Missouri.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Irish and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 24.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Irish ancestry and 8.6% have French ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Caledonia are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 1.7% 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 76.4% of America'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, 32.8% 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 31.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.6%), and 16.0% 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 98.9% 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 Caledonia, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (24.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (23.4%), and residents who report French roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.2%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.7%) 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 (10.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.