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Cochrane, WI

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Overview


Cochrane is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 423 people and just one neighborhood, Cochrane is the 465th largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cochrane is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.42% of the Cochrane workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cochrane is a village of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cochrane who work in office and administrative support (30.52%), management occupations (4.23%), and personal care services (3.29%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Cochrane’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

As is often the case in a small village, Cochrane doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Cochrane have a very low rate of college education: just 8.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Cochrane in 2018 was $31,010, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,040 for a family of four. However, Cochrane contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cochrane home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cochrane residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cochrane include German, Irish, Polish, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Cochrane is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

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 94.9% of the neighborhoods in America. 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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 49.3% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 4.0% have Swiss 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 Cochrane are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 53.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.3% 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 63.5% 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, 37.1% 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 28.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.2%), and 15.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households.

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 Cochrane, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (49.3%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (11.0%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.1%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.1%), 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 (30.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (78.0%) 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 (12.5%) . 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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