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Black Creek - Shiocton, WI

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Overview


Black Creek - Shiocton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 7,948 people and just one neighborhood, Black Creek - Shiocton is the 120th largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Black Creek - Shiocton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.44% of the Black Creek - Shiocton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Black Creek - Shiocton is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Black Creek - Shiocton who work in office and administrative support (11.25%), management occupations (10.20%), and sales jobs (8.58%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Black Creek - Shiocton 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, Black Creek - Shiocton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Black Creek - Shiocton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Black Creek - Shiocton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.87% of the adults in Black Creek - Shiocton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Black Creek - Shiocton in 2022 was $36,543, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,172 for a family of four. However, Black Creek - Shiocton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Black Creek - Shiocton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Black Creek - Shiocton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Black Creek - Shiocton include German, Irish, Dutch, Polish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Black Creek - Shiocton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Black Creek - Shiocton, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 10.2% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Wisconsin. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 47.2% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 6.7% have Dutch ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Black Creek - Shiocton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.3% 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 57.9% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 36.9% 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 29.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.0%), and 15.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Black Creek - Shiocton, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (47.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.0%), and residents who report Dutch roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.3%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (47.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.7%) 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 (5.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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