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    Spencer - Butte, NE

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    Overview

    Spencer - Butte is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 1,700 people and just one neighborhood, Spencer - Butte is the 130th largest community in Nebraska. Spencer - Butte has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Unlike some towns, Spencer - Butte isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Spencer - Butte are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spencer - Butte is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Spencer - Butte who work in management occupations (16.73%), office and administrative support (10.25%), and teaching (9.21%).

    One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.09% 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.

    Setting & Lifestyle

    Spencer - Butte’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

    One of the benefits of Spencer - Butte is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

    Being a small town, Spencer - Butte does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

    Demographics

    The education level of Spencer - Butte citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.32% of adults in Spencer - Butte have at least a bachelor's degree.

    The per capita income in Spencer - Butte in 2022 was $38,675, which is upper middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,700 for a family of four. However, Spencer - Butte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

    The people who call Spencer - Butte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spencer - Butte residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Spencer - Butte include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Swedish.

    The most common language spoken in Spencer - Butte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    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.

    Real Estate

    Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 3 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

    In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 38.2% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 97.5% 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.

    Car Ownership

    We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 39.3% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

    Length of Commute

    Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 64.2% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

    Modes of Transportation

    More people in choose to walk to work each day (12.1%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.

    Occupations

    Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.8% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

    People

    If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Spencer - Butte is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NE, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 85.7% of the neighborhoods in Nebraska. If you are considering retiring to Nebraska, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 39.2% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 2.9% have Native American ancestry.

    The Neighbors

    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 Spencer - Butte are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.6% 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, 34.8% 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 28.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.3%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

    Languages

    The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.6%).

    Ethnicity / Ancestry

    Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

    In the neighborhood in Spencer - Butte, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (39.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.7%), and residents who report English roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (3.1%), along with some Native American ancestry residents (2.9%), among others.

    Getting to Work

    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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (64.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

    Here most residents (72.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (12.1%) and 7.4% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.

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