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Hazel Green - Kieler, WI

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Overview


Hazel Green - Kieler is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 4,323 people and just one neighborhood, Hazel Green - Kieler is the 189th largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hazel Green - Kieler is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hazel Green - Kieler is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hazel Green - Kieler who work in management occupations (14.83%), office and administrative support (10.45%), and healthcare (7.47%).

A relatively large number of people in Hazel Green - Kieler telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Hazel Green - Kieler is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hazel Green - Kieler 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, Hazel Green - Kieler has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hazel Green - Kieler’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Hazel Green - Kieler does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The overall education level of Hazel Green - Kieler citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.36% of adults in Hazel Green - Kieler have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Hazel Green - Kieler in 2022 was $38,183, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,732 for a family of four. However, Hazel Green - Kieler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hazel Green - Kieler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazel Green - Kieler residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hazel Green - Kieler include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Hazel Green - Kieler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

If you are planning to retire in Wisconsin, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Wisconsin, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.8% of neighborhoods in WI. If a Wisconsin retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 46.3% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hazel Green - Kieler are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.3% 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 57.7% of America'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, 39.4% 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 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.0%), and 14.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.9%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Hazel Green - Kieler, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (46.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.5%), and residents who report English roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (2.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (78.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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