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Mayville - Portland, ND

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Overview


Mayville - Portland is a very small town located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 2,497 people and just one neighborhood, Mayville - Portland is the 30th largest community in North Dakota.

Occupations and Workforce

Mayville - Portland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mayville - Portland is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mayville - Portland who work in office and administrative support (9.12%), sales jobs (8.76%), and food service (8.55%).

Of important note, Mayville - Portland is also a town of artists. Mayville - Portland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mayville - Portland’s character.

Also of interest is that Mayville - Portland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

One of the benefits of Mayville - Portland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.98 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Demographics

The overall education level of Mayville - Portland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.22% of adults in Mayville - Portland have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Mayville - Portland in 2018 was $35,611, 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 $142,444 for a family of four. However, Mayville - Portland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Mayville - Portland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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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. 64.2% 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 97.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

People

One of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 3.1% of college-friendly places to live in the state of North Dakota.

In addition, an extraordinary 13.9% of the residents of the neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 39.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 2.0% have Native American 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 Mayville - Portland are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.7% 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 72.6% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 36.1% 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 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.9%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.5%).

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 Mayville - Portland, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Norwegian (39.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report Mexican roots (6.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.2%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (64.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (83.2%) 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 (7.5%) . 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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