South Haven is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 183 people and two associated neighborhoods, South Haven is the 501st largest community in Minnesota. South Haven real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although South Haven house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Haven is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Haven is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in South Haven who work in office and administrative support (18.87%), sales jobs (10.38%), and personal care services (10.38%). A relatively large number of people in South Haven telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.74% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. South Haven’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. It is a fairly quiet city 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!) South Haven 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. South Haven has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in South Haven than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, South Haven may be for you. Being a small city, South Haven does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in South Haven with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.66% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in South Haven in 2022 was $33,494, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,976 for a family of four. However, South Haven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call South Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Haven residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in South Haven include German, Swedish, Irish, Norwegian, and Finnish. The most common language spoken in South Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
