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Filer City - Eastlake, MI

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Overview


Filer City - Eastlake is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,046 people and just one neighborhood, Filer City - Eastlake is the third largest community in Michigan.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Filer City - Eastlake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Filer City - Eastlake is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Filer City - Eastlake who work in management occupations (13.60%), office and administrative support (11.69%), and sales jobs (10.63%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Filer City - Eastlake is worth considering.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Filer City - Eastlake spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Demographics

The education level of Filer City - Eastlake citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.16% of adults in Filer City - Eastlake have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Filer City - Eastlake in 2018 was $39,789, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,156 for a family of four. However, Filer City - Eastlake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Filer City - Eastlake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Filer City - Eastlake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Filer City - Eastlake include German, Polish, Irish, French, and English.

The most common language spoken in Filer City - Eastlake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Filer City - Eastlake, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 20.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 1.8% have Finnish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 25.3% 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 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Filer City - Eastlake are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.5% 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 54.4% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 33.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.4%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households. Some people also speak Polish (25.3%).

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 Filer City - Eastlake, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.6%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (20.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.7%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (5.8%), along with some English ancestry residents (5.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (56.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (85.9%) 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 (8.6%) . 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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