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Galien, MI

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Overview


Galien is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 529 people and just one neighborhood, Galien is the 564th largest community in Michigan.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Galien, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.15% of Galien’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Galien is a village of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Galien who work in office and administrative support (10.00%), sales jobs (8.46%), and healthcare suport services (8.08%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Galien’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

Being a small village, Galien does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Galien with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.20% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Galien in 2022 was $27,882, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,528 for a family of four. However, Galien contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Galien is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Galien home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galien residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Galien include German, English, Polish, Irish, and Italian.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 41.6% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 95.0% of American neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Galien 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 MI, 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 86.8% of the neighborhoods in Michigan. If you are considering retiring to Michigan, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 2.7% have Greek 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 Galien are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

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In the neighborhood, 41.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (19.4%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Some people also speak Arabic (2.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Galien, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.5%), and residents who report English roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.3%), along with some Greek ancestry residents (2.7%), 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 (43.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (88.7%) 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 (6.2%) . 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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