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Drummond, WI

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Overview


Drummond is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 169 people and just one neighborhood, Drummond is the 508th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Drummond was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Drummond is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.14% of the Drummond workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Drummond is a town of production and manufacturing workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Drummond who work in management occupations (21.62%), maintenance occupations (18.92%), and office and administrative support (12.16%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.83% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Drummond 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 town 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!) Drummond 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. Drummond has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Drummond than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Drummond may be for you.

Despite being a small town, Drummond has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Demographics

The overall education level of Drummond is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.33% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Drummond in 2022 was $30,199, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,796 for a family of four. However, Drummond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Drummond is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Drummond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Drummond residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Drummond include German, Norwegian, English, Dutch, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Drummond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Pacific Island languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 10 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods. 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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Croatian and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Croatian ancestry and 6.0% have Finnish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Drummond are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.2% 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 63.2% 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, 36.3% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.8%), and 16.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (9.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Drummond, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (26.8%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (11.6%), and residents who report Swedish roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.8%) 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 (9.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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