Galesville - Ettrick is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 3,916 people and just one neighborhood, Galesville - Ettrick is the 200th largest community in Wisconsin.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Galesville - Ettrick is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Galesville - Ettrick is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Galesville - Ettrick who work in office and administrative support (15.42%), management occupations (11.00%), and sales jobs (6.83%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The overall crime rate in Galesville - Ettrick is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Being a small town, Galesville - Ettrick does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Galesville - Ettrick are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.81% of adults in Galesville - Ettrick having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Galesville - Ettrick in 2022 was $38,938, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,752 for a family of four. However, Galesville - Ettrick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Galesville - Ettrick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galesville - Ettrick residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Galesville - Ettrick include German, Norwegian, Irish, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Galesville - Ettrick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
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 Galesville - Ettrick, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 38.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 41.4% have German ancestry.
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 Galesville - Ettrick are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.2% 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 74.4% 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, 31.7% 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 30.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.6%), and 16.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households.
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 Galesville - Ettrick, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (41.4%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (38.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (8.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (5.0%), among others.
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 (37.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (76.8%) 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 (6.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.