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Newfolden, MN

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Overview


Newfolden is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 346 people and just one neighborhood, Newfolden is the 474th largest community in Minnesota.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Newfolden is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.89% of the Newfolden workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Newfolden is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newfolden who work in office and administrative support (12.86%), sales jobs (11.62%), and teaching (6.64%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The education level of Newfolden citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.00% of adults in Newfolden have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Newfolden in 2022 was $28,687, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,748 for a family of four. However, Newfolden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

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 Newfolden, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 5 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.3% of America.

Diversity

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, 51.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 16.9% have Swedish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.1% 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 Newfolden are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.8% 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 51.2% 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, 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 31.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.3%), and 14.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (9.9%).

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 Newfolden, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Norwegian (51.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.4%), and residents who report Swedish roots (16.9%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (12.7%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.0%), 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 (43.3% 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 (10.3%) . 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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