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Allenton, MI

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Overview


Allenton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 5,375 people and just one neighborhood, Allenton is the 181st largest community in Michigan.

Allenton real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Allenton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Allenton is a blue-collar town, with 36.11% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Allenton is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Allenton who work in sales jobs (11.87%), office and administrative support (11.80%), and management occupations (9.99%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.27% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Allenton 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, Allenton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

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, Allenton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Allenton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Allenton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.37 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Allenton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Allenton with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.50% of adults in Allenton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Allenton in 2022 was $38,753, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,012 for a family of four. However, Allenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

Owner-occupied real estate dominates the neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 97.6% of neighborhoods in America.

People

The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 7.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Michigan. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and Lebanese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 1.8% have Lebanese ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 14.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Allenton are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.7% 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 59.4% 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, 36.0% 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 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 15.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

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 99.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Allenton, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.0%), and residents who report Polish roots (13.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (12.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (6.6%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (81.8%) 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 (6.2%) . 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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