Duenweg is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,645 people and just one neighborhood, Duenweg is the 317th largest community in Missouri.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Duenweg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Duenweg is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Duenweg who work in food service (11.47%), healthcare suport services (11.47%), and office and administrative support (11.35%).
As is often the case in a small city, Duenweg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Duenweg citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.61% of adults 25 and older in Duenweg have a college degree.
The per capita income in Duenweg in 2022 was $22,218, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,872 for a family of four. However, Duenweg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Duenweg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duenweg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duenweg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Duenweg include German, Irish, Danish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Duenweg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 2.1% have Native American 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 Duenweg are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 24.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.7% 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, 33.3% 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 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.5%), and 16.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.1%).
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 Duenweg, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.7%), and residents who report English roots (6.8%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (6.6%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.8%), 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 (59.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (76.7%) 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 (12.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.