Greenwood - Woodstock is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 2,215 people and just one neighborhood, Greenwood - Woodstock is the 210th largest community in Maine.
Greenwood - Woodstock is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Greenwood - Woodstock is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenwood - Woodstock who work in maintenance occupations (11.93%), management occupations (11.63%), and food service (7.95%).
Also of interest is that Greenwood - Woodstock has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Greenwood - Woodstock telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.09% 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.
Another notable thing is that Greenwood - Woodstock 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, Greenwood - Woodstock’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 town 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!) Greenwood - Woodstock 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. Greenwood - Woodstock has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Greenwood - Woodstock than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Greenwood - Woodstock may be for you.
One downside of living in Greenwood - Woodstock is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Greenwood - Woodstock, the average commute to work is 31.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Greenwood - Woodstock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Greenwood - Woodstock overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Greenwood - Woodstock, 23.08% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Greenwood - Woodstock in 2022 was $39,979, which is middle income relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,916 for a family of four. However, Greenwood - Woodstock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Greenwood - Woodstock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenwood - Woodstock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenwood - Woodstock include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Greenwood - Woodstock is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
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.
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 55.6%, which is higher than 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 24 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.8% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 30.4% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 5.1% have French Canadian ancestry.
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 Greenwood - Woodstock are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 3.6% 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 68.6% 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, 32.8% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 31.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (26.9%), and 7.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households.
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 Greenwood - Woodstock, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (30.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.3%), and residents who report French roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (5.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.8%), 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 (32.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.5%) 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.