Mahnomen - Waubun is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,900 people and just one neighborhood, Mahnomen - Waubun is the 242nd largest community in Minnesota.
Unlike some towns, Mahnomen - Waubun isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mahnomen - Waubun are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mahnomen - Waubun is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mahnomen - Waubun who work in management occupations (11.43%), office and administrative support (10.99%), and sales jobs (10.47%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mahnomen - Waubun spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.49 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in Mahnomen - Waubun with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.70% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mahnomen - Waubun in 2022 was $25,627, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,508 for a family of four. However, Mahnomen - Waubun contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mahnomen - Waubun is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mahnomen - Waubun home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mahnomen - Waubun residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mahnomen - Waubun include German, Norwegian, French, Irish, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Mahnomen - Waubun is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Polish.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 13 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 58.6% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 32.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 18.6% have Norwegian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 neighborhood in Mahnomen - Waubun are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.5% 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, 31.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.6%), and 17.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.3% of households.
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 Mahnomen - Waubun, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (32.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (24.9%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (18.6%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (6.4%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.6%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (58.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (74.9%) 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 (11.8%) and 6.0% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.