Mineral Point is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,563 people and just one neighborhood, Mineral Point is the 277th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Mineral Point was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities, Mineral Point isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mineral Point are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mineral Point is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mineral Point who work in healthcare (8.57%), sales jobs (8.20%), and management occupations (8.13%).
Of important note, Mineral Point is also a city of artists. Mineral Point has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mineral Point’s character.
Also of interest is that Mineral Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Mineral Point telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.66% 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.
The overall education level of Mineral Point citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.90% of adults in Mineral Point have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mineral Point in 2022 was $35,269, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,076 for a family of four. However, Mineral Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mineral Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mineral Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mineral Point include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Mineral Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Vietnamese.
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 Mineral Point, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.1% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.1% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Wisconsin, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Wisconsin.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 11.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 2.1% have Swiss 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 Mineral Point are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.0% 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 61.6% of America'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, 40.7% 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 24.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.6%), and 9.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.3%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Mineral Point, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (39.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (19.9%), and residents who report English roots (15.8%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (11.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.0%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.