Mayville is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 911 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mayville is the 493rd largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Mayville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mayville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.98% of the Mayville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Mayville is a village of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mayville who work in office and administrative support (16.26%), sales jobs (12.53%), and management occupations (5.27%). The overall crime rate in Mayville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Mayville 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. Mayville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mayville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mayville may be for you. One downside of living in Mayville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mayville, the average commute to work is 31.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small village, Mayville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Mayville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.32% of adults in Mayville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Mayville in 2022 was $25,877, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,508 for a family of four. However, Mayville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Mayville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mayville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mayville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Mayville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
