Dorchester - Abbotsford is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 4,952 people and just one neighborhood, Dorchester - Abbotsford is the 163rd largest community in Wisconsin.
When you are in Dorchester - Abbotsford, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.95% of Dorchester - Abbotsford’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Dorchester - Abbotsford is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dorchester - Abbotsford who work in office and administrative support (9.08%), sales jobs (8.35%), and management occupations (7.46%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.05% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Dorchester - Abbotsford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Dorchester - Abbotsford with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.48% of adults in Dorchester - Abbotsford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dorchester - Abbotsford in 2022 was $28,524, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,096 for a family of four. However, Dorchester - Abbotsford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dorchester - Abbotsford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dorchester - Abbotsford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dorchester - Abbotsford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Dorchester - Abbotsford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.42% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dorchester - Abbotsford include German, Polish, Norwegian, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Dorchester - Abbotsford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Furthermore, it used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 3.8% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 95.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 40.4% have German ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 5.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Dorchester - Abbotsford are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.7% 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, 43.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 23.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.7%), and 14.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
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 Dorchester - Abbotsford, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (40.4%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (13.7%), and residents who report Polish roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (4.1%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (51.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.