South Range is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 740 people and just one neighborhood, South Range is the 526th largest community in Michigan. South Range has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Unlike some villages, South Range isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in South Range are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Range is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Range who work in sales jobs (16.09%), management occupations (15.65%), and healthcare suport services (7.39%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of South Range spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.58 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small village, South Range doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in South Range with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.28% of adults in South Range have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Range in 2022 was $32,534, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,136 for a family of four. However, South Range contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call South Range home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Range residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Range include Finnish, German, English, French, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in South Range is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 62.8% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 86.5% of the neighborhoods in MI. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 3.7% have Dutch ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 South Range are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.5% 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, 41.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 26.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.5%), and 7.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (7.9%).
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 South Range, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Finnish (21.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (19.6%), and residents who report English roots (7.9%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (7.0%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.5%), 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 (62.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (72.1%) 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 (17.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.