Lincoln - Mikado is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,903 people and just one neighborhood, Lincoln - Mikado is the 288th largest community in Michigan.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lincoln - Mikado is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.61% of the Lincoln - Mikado workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lincoln - Mikado is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lincoln - Mikado who work in office and administrative support (12.62%), management occupations (10.26%), and maintenance occupations (7.25%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lincoln - Mikado has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lincoln - Mikado a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Lincoln - Mikado doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Lincoln - Mikado with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.09% of adults in Lincoln - Mikado have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lincoln - Mikado in 2022 was $28,116, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,464 for a family of four. However, Lincoln - Mikado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lincoln - Mikado home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lincoln - Mikado residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lincoln - Mikado include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Lincoln - Mikado is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 17 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. 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.
In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 33.9%, which is higher than 96.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 4.5% have French Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.4% 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 96.5% 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 Lincoln - Mikado are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.5% of U.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, 37.7% 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 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.3%), and 15.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households. Some people also speak Polish (7.4%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Lincoln - Mikado, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.1%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (7.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.
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 (41.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.6%) 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 (11.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.