Iron Gates is a suburban neighborhood in the city of Joplin, MO, United States. In Iron Gates, single-family residences ranging in size from medium to small (studio to two bedrooms) and tiny apartment complexes are the most common types of real estate. The majority of residential real estate is occupied by a mix of owners and tenants, with the exception of a few vacant lots. Many of the homes in the Iron Gates neighborhood are newer construction, having been built in 2000 or later years. Between 1970 and 1999, a number of residential buildings were constructed as well.
Iron Gates has a vacancy rate of 11.9 percent, which is much higher than the national average when compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 64.5 percent of American neighborhoods). The majority of unoccupied houses in this area is vacant all year. This could indicate that there is a lack of demand for real estate in the neighborhood, or that a big number of new housing has been constructed but has not yet been occupied, depending on your perspective. In either case, if you live in this area, you may notice that many of the homes and flats are vacant.
The Iron Gates area has more people of Iranian and Welsh descent residing there than perhaps any other neighborhood in the United States. In actuality, Iranian heritage is represented by 2.0 percent of the neighborhood’s people, and Welsh ancestry is represented by 3.1 percent.
Iron Gates is also notable for its unique linguistic style. A significant proportion of its citizens aged five and up predominantly speak Urdu at home, which is Pakistan’s official language and is spoken by 0.8 percent of the population. However, while this may appear to be a small percentage, it is more than the 96.6 percent of neighborhoods in the United States.
The Iron Gates area in Joplin has residents that are lower-middle income, making it a community with a lower than average income level. This community has a median household income that is lower than 65.8 percent of all neighborhoods in the United States. The rate of childhood poverty in this area is also lower than the national average, with 4.4 percent of children seventeen and under living below the federal poverty line, compared to 74.2 percent of all American neighborhoods.
Executive, managerial, and professional occupations account for 40.4 percent of the total working population in the Iron Gates neighborhood. Sales and service positions, ranging from major sales accounts to working in fast food restaurants, are the second most important occupational group in this neighborhood, with 25.9 percent of the population employed in this field. Other residents are working in manufacturing and laborer jobs (22.8 percent), and 10.9 percent are employed in clerical, assistant, and technical support occupations.