Marmarth is a tiny city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 95 people and just one neighborhood, Marmarth is the 124th largest community in North Dakota. Marmarth has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Marmarth is a blue-collar town, with 52.17% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Marmarth is a city of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marmarth who work in maintenance occupations (15.22%), healthcare (15.22%), and farm management occupations (8.70%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Marmarth work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Because of many things, Marmarth is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Marmarth a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Marmarth has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Marmarth’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Marmarth has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Marmarth a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Marmarth is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Marmarth, the average commute to work is 31.88 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Marmarth is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Marmarth is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.38% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Marmarth in 2022 was $54,576, which is wealthy relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $218,304 for a family of four.
Marmarth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marmarth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marmarth residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Marmarth include German, English, Danish, Swiss, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Marmarth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish 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 Marmarth, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 53.3% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 1 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 99.5% of America. 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.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
More people in choose to walk to work each day (20.4%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Marmarth is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in ND, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.0% of the neighborhoods in North Dakota. If you are considering retiring to North Dakota, this is a good neighborhood to look at. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 46.9% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 16.4% have Norwegian ancestry.
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 Marmarth are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 1.4% 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 77.1% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 59.0% 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 18.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (11.8%), and 7.0% 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 97.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (5.1%).
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 Marmarth, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (46.9%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.4%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (59.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (20.4%) and 8.2% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.