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Sullivan, WI

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Overview


Sullivan is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 640 people and just one neighborhood, Sullivan is the 424th largest community in Wisconsin.

Sullivan real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Sullivan house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Sullivan is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sullivan is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sullivan who work in healthcare (9.04%), office and administrative support (8.77%), and sales jobs (7.95%).

Of important note, Sullivan is also a village of artists. Sullivan has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sullivan’s character.

Also of interest is that Sullivan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Sullivan telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.71% 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

The overall crime rate in Sullivan is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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

Demographics

The population of Sullivan overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Sullivan, 21.17% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sullivan in 2022 was $36,997, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,988 for a family of four. However, Sullivan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sullivan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sullivan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sullivan include German, Irish, Polish, Austrian, and English.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Sullivan, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

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 95.9% 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 and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 52.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.4% have Austrian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.9% 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 Sullivan are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 72.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.6% 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 59.7% of America'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, 33.7% 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 30.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.7%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households. Some people also speak Polish (12.3%).

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 Sullivan, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (52.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.7%), and residents who report Polish roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.9%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (5.9%), 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 (32.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.9%) 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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