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Skidmore, MO

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Overview


Skidmore is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 234 people and just one neighborhood, Skidmore is the 482nd largest community in Missouri. Skidmore has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Occupations and Workforce

Skidmore is a blue-collar town, with 38.82% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Skidmore is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Skidmore who work in food service (10.59%), office and administrative support (9.41%), and sales jobs (5.88%).

Also of interest is that Skidmore has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Skidmore’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Skidmore is worth considering.

Being a small city, Skidmore does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Skidmore with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.61% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Skidmore in 2022 was $27,020, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,080 for a family of four. However, Skidmore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Skidmore also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.40% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Skidmore is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Skidmore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Skidmore residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Skidmore include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Skidmore is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and German/Yiddish.

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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ'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 8 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ'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.

People

If you are planning to retire in Missouri, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Missouri, 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 97.0% of neighborhoods in MO. If a Missouri retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 1.7% have Swiss ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Skidmore are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 13.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.5% 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, 39.7% 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 25.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.7%), and 15.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.4% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (6.2%).

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 Skidmore, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.6%), and residents who report English roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (6.2%), along with some Swiss ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (40.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (77.6%) 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 (9.8%) . 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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