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Kendall, WI

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Overview


Kendall is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 475 people and just one neighborhood, Kendall is the 456th largest community in Wisconsin. Kendall has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Kendall is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 51.35% of the Kendall workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Kendall is a village of transportation and shipping workers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kendall who work in office and administrative support (10.27%), management occupations (9.19%), and sales jobs (8.11%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Kendall is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Residents will find that the village 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, Kendall is worth considering.

As is often the case in a small village, Kendall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Kendall citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.04% of adults 25 and older in Kendall have a college degree.

The per capita income in Kendall in 2022 was $30,596, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,384 for a family of four. However, Kendall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Kendall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

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 30 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 42.2% have German ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 14.5% 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 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Kendall are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 21.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 37.1% 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 33.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.5%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

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 83.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.

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 Kendall, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (42.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.8%), along with some Danish ancestry residents (4.2%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (75.3%) 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 (10.9%) . 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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