Shullsburg - Benton is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 3,092 people and just one neighborhood, Shullsburg - Benton is the 246th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Shullsburg - Benton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Shullsburg - Benton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shullsburg - Benton is a town of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shullsburg - Benton who work in management occupations (12.11%), office and administrative support (8.32%), and food service (7.53%).
As is often the case in a small town, Shullsburg - Benton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Shullsburg - Benton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.93% of the adults in Shullsburg - Benton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Shullsburg - Benton in 2022 was $28,310, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,240 for a family of four. However, Shullsburg - Benton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Shullsburg - Benton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shullsburg - Benton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Shullsburg - Benton include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Shullsburg - Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 40 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Shullsburg - Benton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 13.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.7% of U.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, 32.4% 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 31.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.6%), and 13.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.7%).
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 Shullsburg - Benton, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.0%), and residents who report English roots (14.9%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.4%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (3.5%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.9%) 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 (6.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.