It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Menominee 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. Menominee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Menominee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Menominee may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.45 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Menominee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Menominee citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.04% of adults 25 and older in Menominee have a college 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.
