Stuart is a tiny village located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 490 people and just one neighborhood, Stuart is the 182nd largest community in Nebraska. Much of the housing stock in Stuart was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Unlike some villages, Stuart isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Stuart are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stuart is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Stuart who work in management occupations (15.82%), office and administrative support (12.33%), and sales jobs (10.72%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.16% 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.
Because of many things, Stuart is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stuart a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Stuart has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stuart’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Stuart 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. Stuart has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stuart than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stuart may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Stuart spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 10.90 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small village, Stuart doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Stuart is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.55% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Stuart in 2022 was $32,949, which is middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,796 for a family of four. However, Stuart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Stuart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stuart residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Stuart include German, Irish, Czech, English, and European.
The most common language spoken in Stuart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 2 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 99.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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. 67.8% 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 98.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
More people in choose to walk to work each day (13.8%) 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.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Stuart 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 86.8% of the neighborhoods in Nebraska. If you are considering retiring to Nebraska, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 3.2% have Danish ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Stuart are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.0% 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 58.6% of America'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, 42.8% 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 18.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.2%), and 12.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.9%).
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 Stuart, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (40.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.9%), and residents who report English roots (6.3%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.7%), along with some Finnish ancestry residents (3.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (67.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (66.4%) 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 (13.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.