Wabeno - Armstrong Creek is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,596 people and just one neighborhood, Wabeno - Armstrong Creek is the largest community in Wisconsin.
Unlike some towns, Wabeno - Armstrong Creek isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wabeno - Armstrong Creek is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek who work in management occupations (10.82%), office and administrative support (10.71%), and food service (8.57%).
Another notable thing is that Wabeno - Armstrong Creek is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wabeno - Armstrong Creek has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wabeno - Armstrong Creek a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The percentage of adults in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.80% of adults in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek in 2022 was $29,036, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,144 for a family of four. However, Wabeno - Armstrong Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wabeno - Armstrong Creek is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wabeno - Armstrong Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wabeno - Armstrong Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek include German, Polish, Irish, French, and English.
The most common language spoken in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Italian.
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.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 51.3% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, 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 97.3% 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.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 97.1% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 17.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 9.0% have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Wabeno - Armstrong Creek are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 76.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.3% of U.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, 32.7% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.7%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (3.3%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Wabeno - Armstrong Creek, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.5%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (17.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.8%), and some of the residents are also of Native American ancestry (9.0%), along with some French ancestry residents (7.6%), 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 (38.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.0%) 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 (11.3%) and 5.3% 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.