Conklin is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 5,392 people and just one neighborhood, Conklin is the 185th largest community in Michigan.
Conklin real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Conklin house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns, Conklin isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Conklin are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Conklin is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Conklin who work in office and administrative support (14.86%), management occupations (12.06%), and sales jobs (9.00%).
Conklin is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Conklin’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Conklin 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. Conklin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Conklin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Conklin may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Conklin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Conklin are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.99% of adults in Conklin having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Conklin in 2022 was $35,685, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,740 for a family of four. However, Conklin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Conklin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conklin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Conklin include German, Dutch, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Conklin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Conklin, 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 Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry.
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 Conklin are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.2% of U.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, 32.7% 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 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.0%), and 17.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.8%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Conklin, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.8%). There are also a number of people of Dutch ancestry (18.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.7%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.8%) 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.