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Gwinner, ND

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Overview


Gwinner is a tiny city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 919 people and just one neighborhood, Gwinner is the 89th largest community in North Dakota. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Gwinner, 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 Gwinner, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Gwinner’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Gwinner does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $66,500.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Gwinner is a blue-collar town, with 49.27% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Gwinner is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gwinner who work in office and administrative support (12.94%), architecture and engineering (8.14%), and management occupations (5.64%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Gwinner, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Setting & Lifestyle

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gwinner spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 11.89 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Gwinner with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.67% of adults in Gwinner have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gwinner in 2018 was $38,209, which is middle income relative to North Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,836 for a family of four. However, Gwinner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Gwinner is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.

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 5 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.2% of America.

Length of Commute

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. 67.9% 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 98.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Modes of Transportation

In the neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 14.5% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 97.0% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.0% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 25.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 8.6% have Swedish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak African languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Gwinner are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 61.2% of America'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, 42.9% 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 34.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.2%), and 9.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.

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 Gwinner, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.5%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (25.6%), and residents who report English roots (8.8%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (8.6%), along with some Irish 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (67.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (63.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (14.5%) and 10.5% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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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