McGregor is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 378 people and two associated neighborhoods, McGregor is the 472nd largest community in Minnesota.
Of important note, McGregor is also a city of artists. McGregor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape McGregor’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.42% 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.
McGregor’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, McGregor is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of McGregor spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.54 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
McGregor 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.
The citizens of McGregor are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.34% of adults in McGregor have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in McGregor in 2022 was $20,334, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,336 for a family of four. However, McGregor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McGregor also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.00% of its population below the federal poverty line.
McGregor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McGregor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McGregor residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in McGregor include German, Dutch, Norwegian, Hungarian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in McGregor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Serbo-Croatian.