Lachine is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,432 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lachine is the 212th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some towns, Lachine isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lachine are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lachine is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lachine who work in office and administrative support (13.17%), management occupations (11.67%), and sales jobs (8.84%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The overall crime rate in Lachine 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lachine has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lachine has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lachine than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lachine may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Lachine doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Lachine who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.32% of the adults in Lachine have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lachine in 2022 was $27,530, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,120 for a family of four. However, Lachine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lachine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lachine residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lachine include German, English, Polish, French, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Lachine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
