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Blair, WI

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Overview


Blair is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 1,280 people and just one neighborhood, Blair is the 353rd largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Blair is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.87% of the Blair workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Blair is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blair who work in office and administrative support (14.42%), management occupations (9.29%), and healthcare suport services (8.17%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Blair’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

As is often the case in a small city, Blair doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In Blair, just 12.58% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Blair in 2018 was $34,048, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,192 for a family of four. However, Blair contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Blair, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 28 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 40.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 9.8% have Polish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.5% 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 Blair are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.7% 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 51.5% 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, 33.8% 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 29.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.4%), and 16.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.7% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (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 Blair, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Norwegian (40.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (29.6%), and residents who report Polish roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.5%), along with some English ancestry residents (2.6%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.2%) 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 (10.4%) . 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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