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McGregor - Marquette, IA

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Overview


McGregor - Marquette is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,858 people and just one neighborhood, McGregor - Marquette is the 179th largest community in Iowa. McGregor - Marquette has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, McGregor - Marquette is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.41% of the McGregor - Marquette workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, McGregor - Marquette is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in McGregor - Marquette who work in management occupations (16.49%), office and administrative support (12.82%), and sales jobs (5.77%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The percentage of adults in McGregor - Marquette who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.72% of the adults in McGregor - Marquette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in McGregor - Marquette in 2022 was $37,029, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,116 for a family of four. However, McGregor - Marquette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

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.

Real Estate

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 94.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in McGregor - Marquette is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in IA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.2% of the neighborhoods in Iowa. If you are considering retiring to Iowa, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 44.8% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 2.4% have Swiss 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 McGregor - Marquette are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 38.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 36.4% 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 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.5%), and 16.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in McGregor - Marquette, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (44.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (20.1%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.4%), along with some Swiss ancestry residents (2.4%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (83.0%) 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 (8.0%) . 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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