Hector - Buffalo Lake is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,545 people and just one neighborhood, Hector - Buffalo Lake is the second largest community in Minnesota.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hector - Buffalo Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hector - Buffalo Lake is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hector - Buffalo Lake who work in management occupations (14.52%), healthcare suport services (11.98%), and sales jobs (8.83%).
As is often the case in a small town, Hector - Buffalo Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Hector - Buffalo Lake rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.71% of adults 25 and older in Hector - Buffalo Lake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Hector - Buffalo Lake in 2022 was $33,871, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,484 for a family of four. However, Hector - Buffalo Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hector - Buffalo Lake is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hector - Buffalo Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hector - Buffalo Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hector - Buffalo Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hector - Buffalo Lake include German, Norwegian, Swedish, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Hector - Buffalo Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 18 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 42.2% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 10.7% have Norwegian 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 Hector - Buffalo Lake are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.5% 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, 31.9% 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 27.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.7%), and 18.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (7.0%).
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 Hector - Buffalo Lake, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (42.2%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (6.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (5.4%), 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 (43.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
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 (10.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.