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New York Mills, MN

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Overview


New York Mills is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,301 people and just one neighborhood, New York Mills is the 378th largest community in Minnesota.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New York Mills is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.28% of the New York Mills workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, New York Mills is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New York Mills who work in office and administrative support (11.55%), teaching (8.79%), and healthcare (7.41%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in New York Mills 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of New York Mills spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.47 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in New York Mills who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.40% of the adults in New York Mills have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in New York Mills in 2018 was $31,708, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,832 for a family of four. However, New York Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call New York Mills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New York Mills residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in New York Mills include German, Finnish, Norwegian, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in New York Mills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

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.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 33 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 11.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 45.3% have German 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 New York Mills are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.8% of U.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, 34.3% 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 32.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.3%), and 14.0% 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 97.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (5.4%).

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 New York Mills, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (45.3%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (13.4%), and residents who report Finnish roots (11.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (10.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (5.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (74.5%) 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 (12.8%) . 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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