Plover is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 14,208 people and four associated neighborhoods, Plover is the 68th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Plover is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plover is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plover who work in management occupations (11.18%), office and administrative support (9.36%), and business and financial occupations (8.02%). Also of interest is that Plover has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.89 minutes getting to work every day.Plover is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.16% of adults in Plover 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 Plover in 2022 was $42,077, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,308 for a family of four. However, Plover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plover is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Plover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plover residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Plover include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Plover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
