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St. Augusta, MN

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Overview


St. Augusta is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 3,627 people and just one neighborhood, St. Augusta is the 208th largest community in Minnesota. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in St. Augusta, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to St. Augusta, and putting down their money on brand new construction. St. Augusta’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. St. Augusta does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $120,526.00.

St. Augusta real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although St. Augusta house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, St. Augusta isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Augusta are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Augusta is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Augusta who work in management occupations (18.97%), office and administrative support (11.08%), and sales jobs (8.26%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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

St. Augusta is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, St. Augusta’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small city, St. Augusta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The population of St. Augusta is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.16% of adults in St. Augusta have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in St. Augusta in 2018 was $51,604, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $206,416 for a family of four.

The people who call St. Augusta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Augusta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in St. Augusta include German, Irish, Polish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Diversity

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, 44.5% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 7.3% have Norwegian ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in St. Augusta are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.5% 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, 41.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.1%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households. Some people also speak Langs. of India (2.2%).

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 St. Augusta, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (44.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.0%), and residents who report Polish roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (7.3%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (4.3%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (84.3%) 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.


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