Dunseith - St. John is a very small town located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 3,973 people and just one neighborhood, Dunseith - St. John is the 19th largest community in North Dakota.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dunseith - St. John is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dunseith - St. John is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dunseith - St. John who work in office and administrative support (9.29%), sales jobs (9.16%), and teaching (9.03%).
Dunseith - St. John is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Dunseith - St. John are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.73% of adults in Dunseith - St. John have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Dunseith - St. John in 2022 was $25,642, which is low income relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,568 for a family of four. However, Dunseith - St. John contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dunseith - St. John is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dunseith - St. John home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dunseith - St. John residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dunseith - St. John include Norwegian, German, French, Polish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Dunseith - St. John is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.
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 Dunseith - St. John, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 41.8% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.6% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
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 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 76.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 7.2% 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 Dunseith - St. John are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 75.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 42.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.9% 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, 28.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.7%), and 16.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.5% of households.
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 Dunseith - St. John, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (76.1%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (7.2%), and residents who report German roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.7%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (2.5%), 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 (36.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.1%) 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 (12.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.