Hollis is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 4,929 people and just one neighborhood, Hollis is the 81st largest community in Maine.
Unlike some towns, Hollis isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hollis are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hollis is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hollis who work in management occupations (11.75%), teaching (11.38%), and food service (7.87%).
Also of interest is that Hollis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 will find that the town 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, Hollis is worth considering.
One downside of living in Hollis is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hollis, the average commute to work is 32.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Hollis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Hollis is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.27% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hollis in 2022 was $39,825, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,300 for a family of four. However, Hollis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hollis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hollis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hollis include English, Irish, French, Scottish, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Hollis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.9% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 4.1% have French Canadian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hollis are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America'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, 38.0% 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 31.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.0%), and 8.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.4%).
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 Hollis, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (22.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report French roots (15.9%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (5.1%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (4.1%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (74.9%) 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 (8.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.