Sleepy Eye is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 3,417 people and just one neighborhood, Sleepy Eye is the 215th largest community in Minnesota.
Unlike some cities, Sleepy Eye isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sleepy Eye are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sleepy Eye is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sleepy Eye who work in sales jobs (14.42%), management occupations (14.36%), and office and administrative support (9.73%).
Sleepy Eye’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 Sleepy Eye spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.83 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The population of Sleepy Eye overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Sleepy Eye, 21.02% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sleepy Eye in 2018 was $29,651, 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 $118,604 for a family of four. However, Sleepy Eye contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sleepy Eye is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sleepy Eye home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sleepy Eye residents report their race to be White. Sleepy Eye also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sleepy Eye include German, Norwegian, Czech, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Sleepy Eye is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
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.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 57.3% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 51.7% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 13.4% 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 Sleepy Eye are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.4% 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, 34.4% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.1%), and 14.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.8%).
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 Sleepy Eye, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (51.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (14.6%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (13.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.5%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (57.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (86.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.