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Brooten - Belgrade, MN

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Overview


Brooten - Belgrade is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 3,664 people and just one neighborhood, Brooten - Belgrade is the 203rd largest community in Minnesota.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Brooten - Belgrade is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.76% of the Brooten - Belgrade workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Brooten - Belgrade is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brooten - Belgrade who work in management occupations (15.72%), office and administrative support (8.71%), and sales jobs (5.74%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.65% 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

Overall, Brooten - Belgrade’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

Demographics

The citizens of Brooten - Belgrade are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.69% of adults in Brooten - Belgrade have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Brooten - Belgrade in 2022 was $34,661, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,644 for a family of four. However, Brooten - Belgrade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brooten - Belgrade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brooten - Belgrade residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brooten - Belgrade include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Brooten - Belgrade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Brooten - Belgrade, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.1% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 16 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 44.2% have German ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Brooten - Belgrade are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.6% of the neighborhoods in America. 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.

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, 34.4% 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 33.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.4%), and 12.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.9%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Brooten - Belgrade, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (44.2%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (18.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.6%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.0%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (74.8%) 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 (7.6%) and 5.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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