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Chesterville, OH

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Overview

Chesterville is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 200 people and just one neighborhood, Chesterville is the 787th largest community in Ohio. Chesterville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Chesterville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.33% of Chesterville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Chesterville is a village of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Chesterville who work in sales jobs (14.67%), office and administrative support (13.33%), and the sciences (8.00%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Chesterville, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Chesterville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.39% 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

Overall, Chesterville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Chesterville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Chesterville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Chesterville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chesterville, the average commute to work is 32.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small village, Chesterville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Chesterville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.00% of the adults in Chesterville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chesterville in 2022 was $28,351, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,404 for a family of four. However, Chesterville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Chesterville, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 38.0% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

People

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 11.8% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Ohio. 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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.4% 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 Chesterville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 25.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.1% 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, 41.7% 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 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 7.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.

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 Chesterville, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.0%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (35.7% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (70.3%) 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 (14.9%) . 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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