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Wolf Point, MT

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Overview


Wolf Point is a very small city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 2,578 people and just one neighborhood, Wolf Point is the 38th largest community in Montana.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Wolf Point isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wolf Point are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wolf Point is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wolf Point who work in office and administrative support (12.98%), food service (12.34%), and sales jobs (11.27%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Wolf Point spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.54 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Wolf Point is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.61% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wolf Point in 2018 was $18,714, which is low income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,856 for a family of four. However, Wolf Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wolf Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wolf Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wolf Point residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Wolf Point include German, Norwegian, European, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Wolf Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and German/Yiddish.

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

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 8 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.5% of America.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 60.0% 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 96.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 55.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Wolf Point are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 36.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 34.6% 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 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.3%), and 17.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (3.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Wolf Point, MT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (55.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (4.6%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.8%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (60.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (80.8%) 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 (7.3%) and 6.2% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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