Elbow Lake - Ashby is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 3,344 people and just one neighborhood, Elbow Lake - Ashby is the 222nd largest community in Minnesota.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elbow Lake - Ashby is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elbow Lake - Ashby is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elbow Lake - Ashby who work in sales jobs (12.10%), management occupations (10.93%), and office and administrative support (10.21%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.19% 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.
Elbow Lake - Ashby 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, Elbow Lake - Ashby’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The education level of Elbow Lake - Ashby citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.72% of adults 25 and older in Elbow Lake - Ashby have a college degree.
The per capita income in Elbow Lake - Ashby in 2022 was $38,013, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,052 for a family of four. However, Elbow Lake - Ashby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Elbow Lake - Ashby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elbow Lake - Ashby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elbow Lake - Ashby include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Elbow Lake - Ashby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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 Elbow Lake - Ashby, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 17 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Elbow Lake - Ashby is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MN, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.3% of the neighborhoods in Minnesota. If you are considering retiring to Minnesota, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 36.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 9.2% have Swedish ancestry.
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 Elbow Lake - Ashby are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 30.6% 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 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.8%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.3%).
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 Elbow Lake - Ashby, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (39.1%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (36.6%), and residents who report Swedish roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.7%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.2%), among others.
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 (35.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (76.9%) 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 (6.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.