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New Ulm, MN
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Living in New Ulm



New Ulm is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 14,035 people and five constituent neighborhoods, New Ulm is the 79th largest community in Minnesota.

A relatively large number of people in New Ulm telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.61% 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.

The overall crime rate in New Ulm is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One of the benefits of New Ulm is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.17 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The percentage of people in New Ulm who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.53% of adults in New Ulm have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New Ulm in 2018 was $32,070, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,280 for a family of four. However, New Ulm contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call New Ulm home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Ulm residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Ulm include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in New Ulm is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.


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