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Wolverine, MI

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Overview


Wolverine is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 283 people and just one neighborhood, Wolverine is the 622nd largest community in Michigan. Wolverine has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Wolverine isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wolverine are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wolverine is a village of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wolverine who work in food service (18.28%), sales jobs (12.90%), and maintenance occupations (11.83%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wolverine has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wolverine a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Wolverine, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Wolverine is a small village, 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 Wolverine with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.41% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wolverine in 2022 was $23,468, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,872 for a family of four. Wolverine also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.22% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Wolverine is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wolverine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wolverine residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Wolverine include German, English, French Canadian, Scottish, and Dutch.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 34.8% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.4% 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 95.9% 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 Polish and Romanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 11.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 0.8% have Romanian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Wolverine are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 73.2% of U.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, 30.2% 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 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.0%), and 15.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.3% of households.

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 Wolverine, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.0%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (11.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (83.5%) 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 (10.8%) . 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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