The Neighbors: Income
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 Buckingham neighborhood in Fort Collins are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America.
NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower
than 86.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
With 55.2% of the children here below the federal poverty
line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.4%
of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
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 Buckingham neighborhood, 33.8% of the working population is employed in
sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is
manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.0% of the residents employed.
Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations
(19.1%), and 18.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry
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 Buckingham neighborhood in Fort Collins, CO, residents
most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (37.8%).
There are also a number of people of German
ancestry (10.8%) , and residents who report Irish roots
(6.2%) , and some of the residents are also of English
ancestry (5.0%) , along with some Italian ancestry residents
(1.8%), among others
In addition, 11.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were
born in another country.
The Neighbors: Languages
The most common language spoken in the Buckingham
neighborhood is English, spoken by 69.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (30.8%).