Lindsey is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 454 people and just one neighborhood, Lindsey is the 682nd largest community in Ohio. Lindsey has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Lindsey is a blue-collar town, with 42.22% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Lindsey is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lindsey who work in teaching (12.78%), management occupations (8.89%), and office and administrative support (7.22%).
Overall, Lindsey’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Lindsey 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. Lindsey has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lindsey than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lindsey may be for you.
As is often the case in a small village, Lindsey doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Lindsey are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.60% of adults in Lindsey having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lindsey in 2022 was $30,709, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,836 for a family of four. However, Lindsey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lindsey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lindsey residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lindsey include German, English, Irish, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Lindsey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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.
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.
If you are planning to retire in Ohio, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Ohio, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 95.0% of neighborhoods in OH. If a Ohio retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 46.3% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.4% have Swiss 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 Lindsey are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 69.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.6% 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 72.9% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.7% 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 35.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.7%), and 9.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households. Some people also speak Polish (5.6%).
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 Lindsey, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (46.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.7%), and residents who report English roots (9.3%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.8%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.
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 (46.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.8%) 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 (11.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.