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Brillion - Forest Junction, WI

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Overview


Brillion - Forest Junction is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 5,064 people and just one neighborhood, Brillion - Forest Junction is the 164th largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Brillion - Forest Junction is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brillion - Forest Junction is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brillion - Forest Junction who work in sales jobs (12.98%), office and administrative support (11.90%), and management occupations (7.70%).

Also of interest is that Brillion - Forest Junction has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Brillion - Forest Junction is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Brillion - Forest Junction’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Brillion - Forest Junction is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.52% of adults 25 and older in Brillion - Forest Junction have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brillion - Forest Junction in 2018 was $33,195, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,780 for a family of four. However, Brillion - Forest Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brillion - Forest Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brillion - Forest Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Brillion - Forest Junction include German, Irish, French, English, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Brillion - Forest Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.7% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Wisconsin. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 58.5% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.1% have Belgian ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Brillion - Forest Junction are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.8% 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 56.4% of America'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, 33.2% 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 30.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.2%), and 14.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.9% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Brillion - Forest Junction, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (58.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.5%), and residents who report French roots (4.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.4%), along with some Russian ancestry residents (4.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (33.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (85.7%) 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.


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