McLaughlin - Wakpala is a very small town located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 2,171 people and just one neighborhood, McLaughlin - Wakpala is the 61st largest community in South Dakota.
Unlike some towns, McLaughlin - Wakpala isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in McLaughlin - Wakpala are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, McLaughlin - Wakpala is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in McLaughlin - Wakpala who work in management occupations (20.37%), office and administrative support (13.97%), and teaching (8.25%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.56% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
As is often the case in a small town, McLaughlin - Wakpala doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of McLaughlin - Wakpala citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.70% of adults 25 and older in McLaughlin - Wakpala have a college degree.
The per capita income in McLaughlin - Wakpala in 2022 was $18,685, which is low income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,740 for a family of four. However, McLaughlin - Wakpala contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McLaughlin - Wakpala also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.77% of its population below the federal poverty line.
McLaughlin - Wakpala is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call McLaughlin - Wakpala home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McLaughlin - Wakpala residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in McLaughlin - Wakpala include German, Irish, Russian, English, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in McLaughlin - Wakpala is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in McLaughlin - Wakpala, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 4 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (55.1%) than found in 95.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 80.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 18.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the neighborhood. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
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 McLaughlin - Wakpala are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 55.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.8% 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, 48.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 18.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.5%), and 14.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.2% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (18.3%).
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 McLaughlin - Wakpala, SD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (80.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (2.9%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (74.2%) 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 (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.