Curtis - Eustis is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 2,633 people and just one neighborhood, Curtis - Eustis is the 97th largest community in Nebraska. Curtis - Eustis has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Curtis - Eustis isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Curtis - Eustis are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Curtis - Eustis is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Curtis - Eustis who work in management occupations (15.16%), teaching (10.75%), and office and administrative support (8.47%).
Another important characteristic of Curtis - Eustis is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.65% 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.
The population of Curtis - Eustis overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Curtis - Eustis, 23.40% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Curtis - Eustis in 2022 was $30,189, which is lower middle income relative to Nebraska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,756 for a family of four. However, Curtis - Eustis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Curtis - Eustis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Curtis - Eustis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Curtis - Eustis include German, Irish, English, Danish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Curtis - Eustis 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.
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.
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 98.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 37.0% have German 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 Curtis - Eustis are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.9% 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, 40.6% 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 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.1%), and 10.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Curtis - Eustis, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.2%), and residents who report English roots (12.0%), and some of the residents are also of Danish ancestry (3.6%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (2.9%), 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 (48.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.3%) 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 (6.1%) and 5.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.