Marine on St. Croix is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 655 people and just one neighborhood, Marine on St. Croix is the 429th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Marine on St. Croix was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Marine on St. Croix home prices are not only among the most expensive in Minnesota, but Marine on St. Croix real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Marine on St. Croix is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Marine on St. Croix is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marine on St. Croix who work in management occupations (16.88%), business and financial occupations (10.39%), and healthcare (10.06%).
Of important note, Marine on St. Croix is also a city of artists. Marine on St. Croix has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Marine on St. Croix’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.37% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
In addition, Marine on St. Croix is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Marine on St. Croix is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Marine on St. Croix really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Marine on St. Croix perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Marine on St. Croix, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.03 minutes every day commuting to work.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Marine on St. Croix, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Marine on St. Croix is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.23% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Marine on St. Croix in 2018 was $59,406, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $237,624 for a family of four. However, Marine on St. Croix contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Marine on St. Croix home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marine on St. Croix residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Marine on St. Croix include German, Swedish, Irish, Norwegian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Marine on St. Croix is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.
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.
If you are planning to retire in Minnesota, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Minnesota, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.7% of neighborhoods in MN. If a Minnesota retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students, families with school-aged children and urban sophisticates.
In addition, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 71.4% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 98.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
Owner-occupied real estate dominates the neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 98.7% of neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the neighborhood has earned the amazing distinction of having one of the highest rates of detached, single-family homes of any neighborhood in the U.S. With 98.3% of the residential real estate here made up of free-standing single-family homes, there is a greater proportion of single-family homes here than in 96.4% of all neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 19.4% have Norwegian ancestry.
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 Marine on St. Croix are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 91.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.1% 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 53.6% 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, 51.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.5%), and 6.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.6%).
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 Marine on St. Croix, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.3%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (19.4%), and residents who report Swedish roots (19.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.8%), along with some English ancestry residents (7.9%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (75.7%) 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 (6.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
