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Oklee - Plummer, MN

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Overview


Oklee - Plummer is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,807 people and just one neighborhood, Oklee - Plummer is the 330th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Oklee - Plummer was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Oklee - Plummer is a blue-collar town, with 39.62% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Oklee - Plummer is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oklee - Plummer who work in management occupations (15.58%), office and administrative support (10.05%), and sales jobs (9.82%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.60% 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

Oklee - Plummer is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Oklee - Plummer’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Oklee - Plummer 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.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Oklee - Plummer rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.88% of adults 25 and older in Oklee - Plummer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Oklee - Plummer in 2022 was $34,947, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,788 for a family of four. However, Oklee - Plummer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Oklee - Plummer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

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 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 31.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 9.2% have Swedish 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 Oklee - Plummer are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.0% 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 58.7% 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, 37.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.1%), and 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Oklee - Plummer, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Norwegian (31.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (28.8%), and residents who report French roots (15.2%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (9.2%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (6.8%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.4%) 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 (6.5%) and 5.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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