Plover is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 14,110 people and four associated neighborhoods, Plover is the 68th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages, Plover isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plover are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plover is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plover who work in management occupations (10.73%), office and administrative support (9.56%), and teaching (9.16%). Also of interest is that Plover has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.24% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.57 minutes getting to work every day.The education level of Plover ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Plover, 40.28% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Plover in 2022 was $40,730, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,920 for a family of four. However, Plover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plover is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Plover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plover residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Plover include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Plover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
