Bridger - Fromberg is a very small town located in the state of Montana. With a population of 1,894 people and just one neighborhood, Bridger - Fromberg is the 63rd largest community in Montana.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bridger - Fromberg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bridger - Fromberg is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridger - Fromberg who work in sales jobs (14.08%), management occupations (11.99%), and office and administrative support (9.90%).
Being a small town, Bridger - Fromberg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Bridger - Fromberg with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.43% of adults in Bridger - Fromberg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bridger - Fromberg in 2022 was $31,280, which is middle income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,120 for a family of four. However, Bridger - Fromberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bridger - Fromberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridger - Fromberg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bridger - Fromberg include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Bridger - Fromberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 7.1% have Norwegian 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 Bridger - Fromberg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 76.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.5% 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 51.9% 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, 32.7% 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 31.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.1%), and 10.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.8%).
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 Bridger - Fromberg, MT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (34.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.7%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (7.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.3%), 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 (40.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (81.3%) 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 (9.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.