Walnut Grove - Vesta is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,646 people and just one neighborhood, Walnut Grove - Vesta is the 269th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Walnut Grove - Vesta was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Walnut Grove - Vesta is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Walnut Grove - Vesta is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walnut Grove - Vesta who work in management occupations (16.44%), office and administrative support (10.43%), and teaching (7.27%).
A relatively large number of people in Walnut Grove - Vesta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Walnut Grove - Vesta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Walnut Grove - Vesta who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.09% of the adults in Walnut Grove - Vesta have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Walnut Grove - Vesta in 2022 was $31,666, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,664 for a family of four. However, Walnut Grove - Vesta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Walnut Grove - Vesta is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walnut Grove - Vesta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walnut Grove - Vesta residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Walnut Grove - Vesta include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and Belgian.
The most common language spoken in Walnut Grove - Vesta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Polish.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 11 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 8.6% 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 Walnut Grove - Vesta are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.8% 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, 37.4% 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 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.9%), and 16.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.6% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.6%).
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 Walnut Grove - Vesta, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.0%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (13.0%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.2%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (4.3%), 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 (36.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.8%) 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 (6.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.