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Howards Grove, WI

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Overview


Howards Grove is a very small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 3,249 people and just one neighborhood, Howards Grove is the 237th largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Howards Grove isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Howards Grove are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Howards Grove is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Howards Grove who work in office and administrative support (13.90%), food service (8.74%), and management occupations (8.17%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Howards Grove is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Howards Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Howards Grove perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Demographics

The population of Howards Grove 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 Howards Grove, 24.88% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Howards Grove in 2022 was $44,199, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,796 for a family of four. However, Howards Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Howards Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

People

NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 16.6% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.

In addition, one of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 4.2% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Wisconsin.

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, 52.0% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.3% have Belgian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Howards Grove are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.4% 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 77.4% 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, 28.0% 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 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.9%), and 17.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.5%).

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 Howards Grove, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (52.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report Italian roots (5.4%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (4.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (41.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (76.3%) 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 (9.7%) and 8.7% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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