Bradley - Milford is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 4,697 people and just one neighborhood, Bradley - Milford is the 89th largest community in Maine.
Unlike some towns, Bradley - Milford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bradley - Milford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bradley - Milford is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bradley - Milford who work in office and administrative support (19.09%), management occupations (10.45%), and food service (7.09%).
Residents will find that the town 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, Bradley - Milford is worth considering.
Bradley - Milford is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Bradley - Milford overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bradley - Milford, 21.40% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bradley - Milford in 2022 was $29,649, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,596 for a family of four. However, Bradley - Milford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bradley - Milford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bradley - Milford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bradley - Milford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bradley - Milford include French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Bradley - Milford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and German/Yiddish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Bradley - Milford, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 20.7% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 8.6% have French Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Tagalog, which is the first language of the Philippine region, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Bradley - Milford are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.7% of U.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, 31.6% 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 24.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.4%), and 21.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.5% of households. Some people also speak Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region) (2.9%).
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 Bradley - Milford, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (20.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (20.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (8.6%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (6.8%), 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 (45.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
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 (9.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.