Cascade is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 718 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cascade is the 415th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Cascade was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cascade is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 50.13% of the Cascade workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cascade is a village of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Cascade who work in maintenance occupations (7.87%), sales jobs (6.82%), and management occupations (6.04%). A relatively large number of people in Cascade telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Because of many things, Cascade 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, Cascade really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cascade 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. Being a small village, Cascade does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Cascade rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.52% of adults 25 and older in Cascade 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 Cascade in 2022 was $42,020, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,080 for a family of four. However, Cascade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Cascade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cascade residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cascade include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Cascade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
