Rosholt is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 470 people and just one neighborhood, Rosholt is the 458th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Rosholt was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rosholt is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.99% of the Rosholt workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rosholt is a village of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosholt who work in office and administrative support (12.22%), maintenance occupations (9.95%), and management occupations (9.50%).
Rosholt’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rosholt has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rosholt a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The percentage of people in Rosholt with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.95% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rosholt in 2022 was $28,808, 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 $115,232 for a family of four. However, Rosholt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Rosholt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rosholt residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Rosholt include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Rosholt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.4% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 8.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Wisconsin. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 47.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 7.5% have Norwegian ancestry.
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 Rosholt are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 79.1% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 40.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.0%), and 10.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Rosholt, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Polish (47.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (34.0%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.1%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.3%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (78.2%) 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 (6.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.