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Westfield - Oxford, WI

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Overview


Westfield - Oxford is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 3,627 people and just one neighborhood, Westfield - Oxford is the 216th largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Westfield - Oxford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Westfield - Oxford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Westfield - Oxford is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Westfield - Oxford who work in office and administrative support (11.37%), management occupations (9.12%), and food service (7.63%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Westfield - Oxford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Westfield - Oxford are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.20% of adults in Westfield - Oxford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Westfield - Oxford in 2022 was $32,752, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,008 for a family of four. However, Westfield - Oxford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Westfield - Oxford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 37.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 6.9% have Norwegian ancestry.

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 Westfield - Oxford are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.3% 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, 32.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (24.1%), and 16.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% 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 Westfield - Oxford, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.6%), and residents who report English roots (9.3%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (6.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.4%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (78.6%) 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 (9.4%) . 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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