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Ferryville, WI

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Overview


Ferryville is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 194 people and just one neighborhood, Ferryville is the 503rd largest community in Wisconsin. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ferryville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ferryville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ferryville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ferryville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $68,125.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Ferryville is a blue-collar town, with 37.97% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Ferryville is a village of managers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ferryville who work in management occupations (25.32%), business and financial occupations (10.13%), and sales jobs (5.06%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Ferryville is a major vacation destination. Much of the village’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Ferryville’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Ferryville 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. Ferryville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ferryville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ferryville may be for you.

One downside of living in Ferryville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.42 minutes every day commuting to work.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Ferryville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.08% of adults in Ferryville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ferryville in 2022 was $45,807, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $183,228 for a family of four. However, Ferryville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ferryville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ferryville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ferryville include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Ferryville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 17 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. 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.

In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 35.8% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

Occupations

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 97.5% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 1.6% have Austrian ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Ferryville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.4% 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 73.8% of America'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, 33.2% 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 30.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.5%), and 10.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.7% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Ferryville, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (31.7%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (22.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (21.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (27.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (72.4%) 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 (13.5%) . 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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