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Republic - Michigamme is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,130 people and just one neighborhood, Republic - Michigamme is the 338th largest community in Michigan.
Occupations and Workforce
Unlike some towns, Republic - Michigamme isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Republic - Michigamme are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Republic - Michigamme is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Republic - Michigamme who work in office and administrative support (13.80%), food service (8.17%), and sales jobs (7.89%).
Setting & Lifestyle
Another notable thing is that Republic - Michigamme is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
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!) Republic - Michigamme 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. Republic - Michigamme has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Republic - Michigamme than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Republic - Michigamme may be for you.
One downside of living in Republic - Michigamme is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Republic - Michigamme, the average commute to work is 34.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Republic - Michigamme doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Demographics
In terms of college education, Republic - Michigamme is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.59% of adults 25 and older in Republic - Michigamme have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Republic - Michigamme in 2022 was $32,744, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,976 for a family of four. However, Republic - Michigamme contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Republic - Michigamme home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Republic - Michigamme residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Republic - Michigamme include Finnish, German, English, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Republic - Michigamme is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
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 5 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout'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.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 54.4% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
People
According to NeighborhoodScout's research, is better suited for first-time home buyers than 88.0% of neighborhoods in the state. Most homes here are priced below the state's median house value, yet maintain comparably good appreciation rates over the last decade relative to other neighborhoods in Michigan. Along with an exclusive multi-metric measure of neighborhood quality developed by NeighborhoodScout that scores high here in this neighborhood, this means that buying into the neighborhood is not only an accessible option but considered a decent first time home buyer choice for building equity in your first home, while being in a quality neighborhood In addition to being an excellent choice for first-time home buyers, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
Diversity
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 27.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 10.8% have French ancestry.
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 Republic - Michigamme are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.6% 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, 32.8% 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 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.3%), and 19.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
Languages
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Republic - Michigamme, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Finnish (27.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.4%), and residents who report English roots (16.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (11.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (10.8%), among others.
Getting to Work
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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (80.1%) 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 (8.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
SCOUT’s patented match algorithm identifies the most similar neighborhoods to a subject location, and quantifies the similarity to the subject location. This allows analysts to identify the most similar neighborhoods in a local market area for appraisals, investments, and research.
The algorithm uses 273 neighborhood conditions, identifies the dominant dimensions underlying the conditions and calculates the similarity. This captures the true culture and character of locations, economic conditions, and trends.
The closer to 100% means the locations are nearly identical. 80% is a very good, but not excellent match, and so forth.
