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Brewster - Rushmore, MN

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Overview


Brewster - Rushmore is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,677 people and just one neighborhood, Brewster - Rushmore is the 263rd largest community in Minnesota. Brewster - Rushmore has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brewster - Rushmore is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brewster - Rushmore is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brewster - Rushmore who work in office and administrative support (14.45%), management occupations (11.96%), and sales jobs (8.33%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.28% 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

Because of many things, Brewster - Rushmore 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, Brewster - Rushmore really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Brewster - Rushmore 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 percentage of adults in Brewster - Rushmore with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.60% of adults in Brewster - Rushmore have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brewster - Rushmore in 2022 was $34,490, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,960 for a family of four. However, Brewster - Rushmore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brewster - Rushmore is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brewster - Rushmore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brewster - Rushmore residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Brewster - Rushmore also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.30% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brewster - Rushmore include German, Dutch, Norwegian, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Brewster - Rushmore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Brewster - Rushmore, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

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 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 45.6% have German 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 Brewster - Rushmore are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.3% of U.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, 29.3% 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 29.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.6%), and 19.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (12.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Brewster - Rushmore, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (45.6%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report Dutch roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (8.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (7.1%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.7%) 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 (11.2%) . 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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