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Yale, MI

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Overview


Yale is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,895 people and just one neighborhood, Yale is the 363rd largest community in Michigan. Yale has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Yale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.72% of Yale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Yale is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yale who work in office and administrative support (9.47%), management occupations (7.41%), and healthcare suport services (7.00%).

Setting & Lifestyle

In Yale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Demographics

The population of Yale has a very low overall level of education: only 9.17% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Yale in 2018 was $24,524, which is low income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,096 for a family of four. However, Yale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Yale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 1.1% have Canadian ancestry.

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 Yale are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.5% 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, 32.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 31.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.5%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Yale, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.1%), and residents who report English roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (8.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.7%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (28.2% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (81.9%) 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 (12.1%) . 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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