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Sodus, MI

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Overview


Sodus is a very small township located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,983 people and just one neighborhood, Sodus is the 351st largest community in Michigan.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some townships, Sodus isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sodus are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sodus is a township of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sodus who work in management occupations (16.56%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and sales jobs (8.66%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the township 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, Sodus is worth considering.

Sodus is a small township, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Sodus citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.37% of adults in Sodus have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sodus in 2018 was $34,919, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,676 for a family of four. However, Sodus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sodus is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Sodus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sodus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sodus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.24% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sodus include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Sodus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

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.

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 Sodus are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.7% of U.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, 38.7% 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 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.5%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 81.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (16.6%).

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 Sodus, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.4%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (11.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.4%), along with some Puerto Rican 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (73.2%) 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 (14.2%) and 9.8% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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