Pembina - Neche is a very small town located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 1,157 people and just one neighborhood, Pembina - Neche is the 76th largest community in North Dakota.
Unlike some towns, Pembina - Neche isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pembina - Neche are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pembina - Neche is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pembina - Neche who work in management occupations (15.74%), office and administrative support (12.01%), and sales jobs (8.80%).
Because of many things, Pembina - Neche 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, Pembina - Neche really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pembina - Neche 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pembina - Neche spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.59 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Pembina - Neche are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.54% of adults in Pembina - Neche having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pembina - Neche in 2022 was $39,733, which is upper middle income relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,932 for a family of four. However, Pembina - Neche contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pembina - Neche is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pembina - Neche home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pembina - Neche residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pembina - Neche include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Pembina - Neche is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish 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 Pembina - Neche, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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 98.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 60.2% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 12.7% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 1.5% have Canadian 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 Pembina - Neche are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 67.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.4% 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 52.2% 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, 33.2% 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 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.7%), and 13.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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 Pembina - Neche, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.8%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (16.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (13.7%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.8%), among others. In addition, 10.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (60.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (79.5%) 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 (8.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.