Mi-Wuk Village is a tiny town located in the state of California. With a population of 935 people and just one neighborhood, Mi-Wuk Village is the 762nd largest community in California.
Housing costs in Mi-Wuk Village are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
Mi-Wuk Village is a blue-collar town, with 35.06% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Mi-Wuk Village is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mi-Wuk Village who work in healthcare suport services (7.64%), art, media, and design (7.64%), and teaching (7.42%).
Of important note, Mi-Wuk Village is also a town of artists. Mi-Wuk Village has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mi-Wuk Village’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Another notable thing is that Mi-Wuk Village is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’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, Mi-Wuk Village’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Mi-Wuk Village 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, Mi-Wuk Village’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mi-Wuk Village has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mi-Wuk Village a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Mi-Wuk Village does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Mi-Wuk Village is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.49% of adults in Mi-Wuk Village have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mi-Wuk Village in 2022 was $48,651, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,604 for a family of four.
The people who call Mi-Wuk Village home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mi-Wuk Village residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mi-Wuk Village include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Mi-Wuk Village is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, if you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.6% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in California, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in California. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 56.9%, which is higher than 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Croatian and Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Croatian ancestry and 1.1% have Yugoslav ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 10.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Mi-Wuk Village are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.8% 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 26.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.8%), and 11.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian, Spanish and Polish.
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 Mi-Wuk Village, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (22.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (22.3%), and residents who report English roots (12.4%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (10.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (7.5%), among others.
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 (63.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.