Negaunee is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,659 people and three associated neighborhoods, Negaunee is the 204th largest community in Michigan. Negaunee has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.
A relatively large number of people in Negaunee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.70% 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.
Because of many things, Negaunee is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Negaunee a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Negaunee has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Negaunee’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Negaunee spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.44 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Negaunee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Negaunee is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.64% of adults in Negaunee have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Negaunee in 2022 was $30,977, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,908 for a family of four. However, Negaunee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Negaunee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Negaunee residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Negaunee include Finnish, English, German, French, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Negaunee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.