Ashton - Teton is a very small town located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 3,680 people and just one neighborhood, Ashton - Teton is the 51st largest community in Idaho.
Unlike some towns, Ashton - Teton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ashton - Teton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ashton - Teton is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashton - Teton who work in office and administrative support (17.48%), management occupations (13.32%), and sales jobs (7.05%).
A relatively large number of people in Ashton - Teton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.25% 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.
Because of many things, Ashton - Teton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ashton - Teton 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, Ashton - Teton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ashton - Teton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
As is often the case in a small town, Ashton - Teton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Ashton - Teton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.71% of adults in Ashton - Teton have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ashton - Teton in 2022 was $43,328, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,312 for a family of four. However, Ashton - Teton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ashton - Teton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashton - Teton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashton - Teton include English, German, Irish, Danish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Ashton - Teton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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.
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 98.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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 36.8% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.0% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
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 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 69.9% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 29.7% have English ancestry.
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 Ashton - Teton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.3% 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 60.1% of America'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, 30.9% 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 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.0%), and 18.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 89.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 Ashton - Teton, ID, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (29.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (24.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (8.0%), along with some Danish ancestry residents (5.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (77.1%) 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 (6.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.