It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Grand Marais 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. Grand Marais has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Grand Marais than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Grand Marais may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.25 minutes getting to work every day.
Grand Marais is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Grand Marais is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.44% of adults in Grand Marais have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Grand Marais in 2022 was $36,814, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,256 for a family of four. However, Grand Marais contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Grand Marais home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Marais residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Grand Marais include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Grand Marais is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
