Plover is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 13,806 people and four associated neighborhoods, Plover is the 68th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages, Plover isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plover are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plover is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plover who work in office and administrative support (11.08%), management occupations (10.74%), and sales jobs (10.10%). Also of interest is that Plover has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.26% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small village, Plover does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Plover is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.81% of adults in Plover have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Plover in 2022 was $39,608, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,432 for a family of four. However, Plover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Plover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plover residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Plover include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Plover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
