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Lamont, MI

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Overview


Lamont is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,094 people and just one neighborhood, Lamont is the 464th largest community in Michigan. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lamont, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lamont, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lamont’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lamont does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $163,348.00.

Lamont real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Lamont house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lamont is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lamont is a town of professionals, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lamont who work in healthcare (20.38%), management occupations (12.67%), and teaching (9.25%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Lamont is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lamont 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 town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lamont has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lamont’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

As is often the case in a small town, Lamont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Lamont are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.21% of adults in Lamont have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lamont in 2018 was $47,271, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $189,084 for a family of four.

The people who call Lamont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lamont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lamont include Dutch, German, English, Swedish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Lamont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

In addition, if you are an executive or professional seeking a neighborhood affording an executive lifestyle, or just wanting to find where other executives live in the area, the neighborhood should be on your list. It has an enviable mix of spacious homes, relatively stable real estate values, and residents that include a number of wealthy executives, managers, and professionals. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis places it as one of the top 10.6% executive lifestyle neighborhoods in the state of Michigan. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Lithuanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 36.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 1.8% have Lithuanian ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Lamont are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 49.3% 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 23.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (13.7%), and 13.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households.

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 Lamont, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Dutch (36.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (28.0%), and residents who report Polish roots (12.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.9%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (9.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.6%) 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 (7.2%) . 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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