Gambier is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,304 people and just one neighborhood, Gambier is the 441st largest community in Ohio.
Gambier real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Gambier house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Gambier is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 94.62% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gambier is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gambier who work in food service (20.27%), teaching (16.91%), and sales jobs (15.90%).
Of important note, Gambier is also a village of artists. Gambier has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Gambier’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Gambier telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
For a small village, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Gambier. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Gambier.
Overall, Gambier’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gambier spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.03 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, Gambier doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Gambier, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Gambier is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 80.60% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Gambier in 2022 was $16,002, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,008 for a family of four. However, Gambier contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gambier is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Gambier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gambier residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gambier include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Gambier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
An extraordinary 55.3% of the residents of the neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.
In addition, one of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 1.4% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Ohio. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees and highly educated executives.
Also, of particular note, 3.4% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
More people in choose to walk to work each day (29.1%) 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.
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. 68.5% 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 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 96.2% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 2.0% have Eastern European 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 Gambier are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 74.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.6% 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 59.8% 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, 44.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 39.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (9.8%), and 6.3% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.9%).
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 Gambier, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.7%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (2.9%), among others.
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 (68.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (55.3%) 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 (29.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.