West Concord - Claremont is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,309 people and just one neighborhood, West Concord - Claremont is the 294th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in West Concord - Claremont was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
West Concord - Claremont is a blue-collar town, with 37.38% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, West Concord - Claremont is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in West Concord - Claremont who work in office and administrative support (12.14%), management occupations (11.43%), and sales jobs (7.30%).
West Concord - Claremont is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, West Concord - Claremont’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
In terms of college education, West Concord - Claremont is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.68% of adults 25 and older in West Concord - Claremont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in West Concord - Claremont in 2022 was $35,554, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,216 for a family of four. However, West Concord - Claremont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call West Concord - Claremont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Concord - Claremont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Concord - Claremont include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in West Concord - Claremont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.5% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
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 94.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 38.9% have German ancestry.
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 West Concord - Claremont are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.1% of U.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, 32.7% 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 27.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.9%), and 15.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 West Concord - Claremont, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.9%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (15.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.3%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.6%), among others.
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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.8%) 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 (10.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.