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Blackduck, MN

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Overview


Blackduck is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 822 people and just one neighborhood, Blackduck is the 411th largest community in Minnesota. Blackduck has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Blackduck, where the median household income is $33,393.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Blackduck isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Blackduck are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blackduck is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blackduck who work in office and administrative support (28.00%), teaching (13.67%), and healthcare suport services (12.00%).

A relatively large number of people in Blackduck telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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

Blackduck’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Blackduck spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.11 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Demographics

The overall education level of Blackduck is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.48% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Blackduck in 2018 was $25,028, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,112 for a family of four. However, Blackduck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Blackduck is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blackduck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blackduck residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Blackduck include German, Irish, Swedish, Norwegian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Blackduck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.

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.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.5% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Minnesota, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Minnesota.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 9.6% have Swedish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages 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 Blackduck are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.8% of U.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, 34.5% 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 31.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.5%), and 13.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.6%).

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 Blackduck, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.4%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (21.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (9.6%), along with some English 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (28.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.6%) 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 (11.3%) and 5.3% 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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