Bettsville is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 593 people and just one neighborhood, Bettsville is the 649th largest community in Ohio. Bettsville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
When you are in Bettsville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.95% of Bettsville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bettsville is a village of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bettsville who work in office and administrative support (8.77%), healthcare (8.48%), and sales jobs (7.31%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 overall crime rate in Bettsville 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.
Being a small village, Bettsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Bettsville, just 10.12% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bettsville in 2022 was $35,027, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,108 for a family of four. However, Bettsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bettsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Bettsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bettsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bettsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.03% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bettsville include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Bettsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian 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.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 89.2% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.3% of all American neighborhoods.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 45 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Armenian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 48.0% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 0.7% have Armenian 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 Bettsville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.1% 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 78.4% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 37.6% 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 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.9%), and 14.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.2%).
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 Bettsville, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (48.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report English roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.8%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.2%), 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 (39.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.