Marble City is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 184 people and just one neighborhood, Marble City is the 335th largest community in Oklahoma.
When you are in Marble City, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.30% of Marble City’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Marble City is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marble City who work in sales jobs (16.67%), healthcare suport services (12.96%), and office and administrative support (9.26%).
The overall crime rate in Marble City is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Marble City 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. Marble City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Marble City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Marble City may be for you.
One downside of living in Marble City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Marble City, the average commute to work is 36.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Marble City 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.
The citizens of Marble City have a very low rate of college education: just 9.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Marble City in 2022 was $21,663, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,652 for a family of four. However, Marble City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Marble City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Marble City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marble City residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Marble City include Irish, English, Czech, German, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Marble City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and African languages.
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.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 11.5% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Oklahoma. 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 31.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Marble City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 31.4% 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 28.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (26.1%), and 13.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.9% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (3.7%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Marble City, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (31.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.6%), and residents who report German roots (8.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.1%) 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 (12.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.