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Bristol - Roslyn, SD

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Overview


Bristol - Roslyn is a very small town located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 1,593 people and just one neighborhood, Bristol - Roslyn is the 77th largest community in South Dakota. Bristol - Roslyn has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bristol - Roslyn is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.66% of the Bristol - Roslyn workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bristol - Roslyn is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bristol - Roslyn who work in management occupations (22.11%), office and administrative support (11.45%), and farm management occupations (7.76%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.33% 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

Because of many things, Bristol - Roslyn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bristol - Roslyn 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 town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bristol - Roslyn has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bristol - Roslyn’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Bristol - Roslyn who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.44% of the adults in Bristol - Roslyn have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bristol - Roslyn in 2022 was $38,559, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,236 for a family of four. However, Bristol - Roslyn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bristol - Roslyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bristol - Roslyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bristol - Roslyn include German, Norwegian, Polish, English, and Irish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 3 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Occupations

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 98.4% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 31.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 48.9% have German ancestry.

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 Bristol - Roslyn are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.0% 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, 38.9% 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 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.7%), and 11.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households.

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 Bristol - Roslyn, SD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (48.9%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (31.2%), and residents who report Polish roots (10.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.6%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (40.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (74.6%) 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 (5.7%) . 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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