Menominee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,207 people and four associated neighborhoods, Menominee is the 134th largest community in Michigan.
A relatively large number of people in Menominee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.76% 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.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Menominee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Menominee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Menominee spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.45 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Menominee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Menominee who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.04% of the adults in Menominee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Menominee in 2022 was $29,883, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,532 for a family of four. However, Menominee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Menominee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Menominee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Menominee include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Menominee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.