Twin Bridges is a tiny town located in the state of Montana. With a population of 385 people and just one neighborhood, Twin Bridges is the 128th largest community in Montana. Much of the housing stock in Twin Bridges was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Twin Bridges is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.12% of the Twin Bridges workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Twin Bridges is a town of construction workers and builders, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Twin Bridges who work in teaching (19.30%), sales jobs (10.53%), and maintenance occupations (8.77%).
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Twin Bridges has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Twin Bridges has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Twin Bridges than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Twin Bridges may be for you.
One downside of living in Twin Bridges, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.26 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Twin Bridges does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Twin Bridges citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.06% of adults 25 and older in Twin Bridges have a college degree.
The per capita income in Twin Bridges in 2022 was $28,378, which is lower middle income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,512 for a family of four.
The people who call Twin Bridges home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Twin Bridges residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Twin Bridges include English, German, Irish, Danish, and Serbian.
The most common language spoken in Twin Bridges is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
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 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 41.9% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.7% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
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 98.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Twin Bridges 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 MT, 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 88.4% of the neighborhoods in Montana. If you are considering retiring to Montana, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 5.2% have Norwegian ancestry.
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 Twin Bridges are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.4% 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 54.0% of America'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, 35.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.9%), and 10.5% 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 96.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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 Twin Bridges, MT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (19.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (14.7%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (5.6%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (5.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (68.4%) 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 (7.6%) and 5.3% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.