Wyaconda is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 209 people and just one neighborhood, Wyaconda is the 498th largest community in Missouri.
When you are in Wyaconda, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 63.10% of Wyaconda’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Wyaconda is a city of construction workers and builders, managers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Wyaconda who work in farm management occupations (16.67%), management occupations (11.90%), and office and administrative support (9.52%).
Another important characteristic of Wyaconda is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
Wyaconda’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city 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, Wyaconda is worth considering.
One downside of living in Wyaconda, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.49 minutes every day commuting to work.
Wyaconda is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Wyaconda ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.07% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wyaconda in 2022 was $26,908, 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 $107,632 for a family of four. However, Wyaconda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wyaconda also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.46% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Wyaconda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wyaconda residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Wyaconda include German, Irish, English, British, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Wyaconda is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 6 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 30.0% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 3.4% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 11.9% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Missouri. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.
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 Wyaconda are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.2% 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, 38.9% 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 30.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.3%), and 7.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.1% 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 Wyaconda, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report English roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (3.9%), along with some South American ancestry residents (2.1%), 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 (30.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (63.8%) 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 (11.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.