Mayer - New Germany is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 4,845 people and just one neighborhood, Mayer - New Germany is the 166th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Mayer - New Germany was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Mayer - New Germany economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Mayer - New Germany, where the median household income is $108,462.00.
Unlike some towns, Mayer - New Germany isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mayer - New Germany are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mayer - New Germany is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mayer - New Germany who work in management occupations (12.40%), office and administrative support (11.43%), and sales jobs (7.69%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Mayer - New Germany is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
Mayer - New Germany 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, Mayer - New Germany’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small town, Mayer - New Germany does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Mayer - New Germany citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.01% of adults in Mayer - New Germany have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mayer - New Germany in 2022 was $43,846, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,384 for a family of four.
The people who call Mayer - New Germany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mayer - New Germany residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mayer - New Germany include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Mayer - New Germany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Minnesota. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 95.6% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Minnesota. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 50.4% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 8.3% have Swedish 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 Mayer - New Germany are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 80.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.9% of America'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, 38.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.7%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 96.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Mayer - New Germany, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (50.4%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (10.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (8.3%), along with some English ancestry residents (6.1%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (81.9%) 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 (6.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.