Pigeon - Bay Port is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,423 people and just one neighborhood, Pigeon - Bay Port is the 253rd largest community in Michigan.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pigeon - Bay Port is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pigeon - Bay Port is a town of managers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pigeon - Bay Port who work in management occupations (15.09%), office and administrative support (11.45%), and food service (7.16%).
As is often the case in a small town, Pigeon - Bay Port doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Pigeon - Bay Port rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.82% of adults 25 and older in Pigeon - Bay Port have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Pigeon - Bay Port in 2022 was $28,727, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,908 for a family of four. However, Pigeon - Bay Port contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pigeon - Bay Port home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pigeon - Bay Port residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pigeon - Bay Port include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Pigeon - Bay Port is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
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.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 45 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 90.1% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Hungarian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 46.3% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 3.3% have Hungarian 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 Pigeon - Bay Port are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.2% of U.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, 34.5% 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 29.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.5%), and 15.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% 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 Pigeon - Bay Port, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (46.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.6%), and residents who report English roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (8.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.9%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (79.8%) 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 (11.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.