Sobieski is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 275 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sobieski is the 487th largest community in Wisconsin.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.77% 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.
In addition, Sobieski is a college town. There are a lot of students in Sobieski attending college, and as a result Sobieski provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Because of many things, Sobieski is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sobieski really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sobieski perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Sobieski, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Sobieski does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Sobieski rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.63% of adults 25 and older in Sobieski have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Sobieski in 2022 was $20,959, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,836 for a family of four. However, Sobieski contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sobieski home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sobieski residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Sobieski include German, Northern European, European, French Canadian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Sobieski is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Russian.