White Pigeon is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,728 people and just one neighborhood, White Pigeon is the 382nd largest community in Michigan. White Pigeon has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, White Pigeon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 56.94% of the White Pigeon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, White Pigeon is a village of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Pigeon who work in office and administrative support (11.13%), sales jobs (7.66%), and management occupations (7.51%).
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!) White Pigeon 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. White Pigeon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in White Pigeon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, White Pigeon may be for you.
As is often the case in a small village, White Pigeon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In White Pigeon, just 11.28% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in White Pigeon in 2022 was $28,697, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,788 for a family of four. However, White Pigeon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call White Pigeon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Pigeon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in White Pigeon include German, European, English, Polish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in White Pigeon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 White Pigeon are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.5% 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, 37.5% 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 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 (19.6%), and 16.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Spanish and German/Yiddish.
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 White Pigeon, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (5.9%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.9%), among others.
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 (42.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.7%) 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 (11.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.