Dollar Bay is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,061 people and just one neighborhood, Dollar Bay is the 470th largest community in Michigan.
Unlike some towns, Dollar Bay isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dollar Bay are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dollar Bay is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dollar Bay who work in office and administrative support (10.87%), sales jobs (10.31%), and healthcare (9.39%).
Because of many things, Dollar Bay is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Dollar Bay a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Dollar Bay has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Dollar Bay’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
As is often the case in a small town, Dollar Bay doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Dollar Bay citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.14% of adults 25 and older in Dollar Bay have a college degree.
The per capita income in Dollar Bay in 2022 was $33,277, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,108 for a family of four. However, Dollar Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Dollar Bay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dollar Bay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dollar Bay include Finnish, German, French, Swedish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Dollar Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
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 Dollar Bay, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood stands out within Michigan for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 6.6% of college-friendly places to live in MI.
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, 38.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 10.7% 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 Dollar Bay 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, 9.9% 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 51.1% 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, 38.2% 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 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.2%), and 12.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households.
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 Dollar Bay, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Finnish (38.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.9%), and residents who report Swedish roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.4%), 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 (53.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (79.4%) 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 (6.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.