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Egg Harbor, WI

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Overview


Egg Harbor is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 371 people and just one neighborhood, Egg Harbor is the 478th largest community in Wisconsin.

Egg Harbor real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Egg Harbor house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Egg Harbor is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 86.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Egg Harbor is a village of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Egg Harbor who work in management occupations (23.21%), sales jobs (18.75%), and maintenance occupations (9.82%).

Of important note, Egg Harbor is also a village of artists. Egg Harbor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Egg Harbor’s character.

Also of interest is that Egg Harbor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Egg Harbor is a major vacation destination. Much of the village’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Egg Harbor’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

Overall, Egg Harbor’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Egg Harbor 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. Egg Harbor has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Egg Harbor than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Egg Harbor may be for you.

Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.03 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small village, Egg Harbor doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Egg Harbor, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Egg Harbor is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 64.14% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Egg Harbor in 2022 was $114,331, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $457,324 for a family of four. However, Egg Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Egg Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Egg Harbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Egg Harbor include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Egg Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

People

If you are planning to retire in Wisconsin, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Wisconsin, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.6% of neighborhoods in WI. If a Wisconsin retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 57.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

In addition, 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 44 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 90.2% of America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 40.6% have German 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 Egg Harbor are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.4% of U.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, 45.5% 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 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.1%), and 8.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Egg Harbor, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (40.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.5%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (6.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (47.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (73.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (7.7%) . 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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