Parma is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 766 people and just one neighborhood, Parma is the 519th largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Parma was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Unlike some villages, Parma isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Parma are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Parma is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Parma who work in healthcare (20.07%), maintenance occupations (12.32%), and office and administrative support (10.56%).
Also of interest is that Parma has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
As is often the case in a small village, Parma doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Parma overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Parma, 21.95% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Parma in 2022 was $32,276, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,104 for a family of four. However, Parma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Parma is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Parma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parma residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Parma include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Parma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
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 Parma, 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 English and Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.5% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 3.3% have Scots-Irish ancestry.
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 Parma are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.1% 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 32.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.9%), and 11.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.1%).
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 Parma, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (21.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (17.8%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (9.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.5%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.5%) 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 (6.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.