Nunica is a tiny town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 351 people and just one neighborhood, Nunica is the 606th largest community in Michigan. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Nunica, 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 Nunica, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Nunica’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Nunica does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $56,420.00.
Nunica real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Nunica house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
When you are in Nunica, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.17% of Nunica’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Nunica is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nunica who work in sales jobs (35.46%), healthcare suport services (18.44%), and office and administrative support (6.38%).
Because of many things, Nunica is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Nunica really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Nunica perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
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, Nunica has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Nunica a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Nunica 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.
The population of Nunica has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.38% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Nunica in 2022 was $34,127, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,508 for a family of four.
The people who call Nunica home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nunica residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Nunica include English, German, Irish, Russian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Nunica is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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 Nunica, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 4.8% have Swedish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.5% 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 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Nunica are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.3% 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 77.7% 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, 34.9% 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 31.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.7%), and 10.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households. Some people also speak Polish (7.5%).
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 Nunica, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.6%). There are also a number of people of Dutch ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report English roots (14.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.4%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.3%), 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 (52.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.3%) 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 (8.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.