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Makinen, MN

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Overview


Makinen is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,508 people and just one neighborhood, Makinen is the 358th largest community in Minnesota.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Makinen, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.70% of Makinen’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Makinen is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Makinen who work in office and administrative support (13.67%), sales jobs (10.11%), and management occupations (8.99%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Makinen is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Makinen has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Makinen has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Makinen than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Makinen may be for you.

One downside of living in Makinen is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Makinen, the average commute to work is 35.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Makinen is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Makinen who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.60% of adults in Makinen have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Makinen in 2022 was $40,952, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,808 for a family of four. However, Makinen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Makinen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Makinen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Makinen include German, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Makinen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

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.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 54.0% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.0% 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 98.7% 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 Finnish and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 17.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 10.8% have Swedish 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 Makinen are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.4% 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 69.9% of America'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, 34.1% 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 33.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.0%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.0% 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 Makinen, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.1%). There are also a number of people of Finnish ancestry (17.9%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (12.3%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (10.8%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (10.7%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.3%) 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 (6.8%) . 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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