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Halstad - Hendrum, MN

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Overview


Halstad - Hendrum is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,786 people and just one neighborhood, Halstad - Hendrum is the 333rd largest community in Minnesota. Halstad - Hendrum has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Halstad - Hendrum is a blue-collar town, with 40.15% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Halstad - Hendrum is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Halstad - Hendrum who work in management occupations (13.51%), office and administrative support (10.41%), and sales jobs (8.43%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Halstad - Hendrum 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.

One downside of living in Halstad - Hendrum, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.23 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

As is often the case in a small town, Halstad - Hendrum doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Halstad - Hendrum citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.81% of adults 25 and older in Halstad - Hendrum have a college degree.

The per capita income in Halstad - Hendrum in 2022 was $35,969, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,876 for a family of four. However, Halstad - Hendrum contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Halstad - Hendrum is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Halstad - Hendrum home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Halstad - Hendrum residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Halstad - Hendrum include Norwegian, German, Irish, Swedish, and English.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Halstad - Hendrum, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 6 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.1% of America.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 39.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 3.1% have Finnish ancestry.

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 Halstad - Hendrum are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.8% 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 58.6% of America'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, 35.6% 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 30.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.7%), and 13.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.7% of households.

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 Halstad - Hendrum, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Norwegian (39.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (28.8%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.4%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (5.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (72.2%) 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 (13.9%) and 8.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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