Empire - Glen Arbor is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,644 people and just one neighborhood, Empire - Glen Arbor is the 395th largest community in Michigan.
Empire - Glen Arbor home prices are not only among the most expensive in Michigan, but Empire - Glen Arbor real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Empire - Glen Arbor is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.99% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Empire - Glen Arbor is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Empire - Glen Arbor who work in management occupations (21.28%), art, media, and design (11.01%), and office and administrative support (10.64%).
Of important note, Empire - Glen Arbor is also a town of artists. Empire - Glen Arbor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Empire - Glen Arbor’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Empire - Glen Arbor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Another notable thing is that Empire - Glen Arbor is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Empire - Glen Arbor’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
In addition, Empire - Glen Arbor is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Empire - Glen Arbor is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Empire - Glen Arbor a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Empire - Glen Arbor has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Empire - Glen Arbor’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Empire - Glen Arbor is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Empire - Glen Arbor, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Empire - Glen Arbor is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.75% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Empire - Glen Arbor in 2018 was $54,929, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,716 for a family of four.
The people who call Empire - Glen Arbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Empire - Glen Arbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Empire - Glen Arbor include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Empire - Glen Arbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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 Empire - Glen Arbor, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
If you are planning to retire in Michigan, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Michigan, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.9% of neighborhoods in MI. If a Michigan retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives and urban sophisticates.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 70.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, 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 31 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.5% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
A unique way of commuting is simply not to. And in the neighborhood, analysis shows that 25.3% of the residents work from home, avoiding a commute altogether. This may not seem like a large number, but it is a higher proportion of people working from home than is found in 96.7% of the neighborhoods in the United States. One thing NeighborhoodScout's research reveals is that the wealthier and/or more isolated the neighborhood, the greater the proportion of residents who choose to work from home.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 3.0% have Swiss ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Empire - Glen Arbor are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 23.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.4% of U.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, 53.9% 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 23.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (11.2%), and 11.0% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
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 94.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Empire - Glen Arbor, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (21.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (19.6%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (6.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.9%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (68.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
