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Brilliant, OH

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Overview

Brilliant is a very small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,317 people and just one neighborhood, Brilliant is the 539th largest community in Ohio.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Brilliant, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.49% of Brilliant’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Brilliant is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brilliant who work in office and administrative support (22.87%), sales jobs (15.78%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (4.67%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Brilliant is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In Brilliant, just 12.44% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Brilliant in 2022 was $24,826, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,304 for a family of four. However, Brilliant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brilliant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brilliant residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Brilliant include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Brilliant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 88.3% of the neighborhoods in OH. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Irish and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Irish ancestry and 2.4% have French Canadian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Brilliant are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.7% 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 52.7% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 35.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.2%), and 19.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (7.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Brilliant, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (22.0%), and residents who report English roots (12.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (9.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (4.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (43.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.9%) 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 (7.4%) . 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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