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Maynard, MN

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Overview


Maynard is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 303 people and just one neighborhood, Maynard is the 480th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Maynard was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Maynard isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Maynard are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Maynard is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maynard who work in office and administrative support (14.74%), teaching (10.26%), and business and financial occupations (10.26%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Maynard 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. Maynard has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Maynard than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Maynard may be for you.

Being a small city, Maynard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

In Maynard, just 7.73% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Maynard in 2022 was $36,527, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,108 for a family of four. However, Maynard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Maynard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

If you are planning to retire in Minnesota, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Minnesota, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.1% of neighborhoods in MN. If a Minnesota retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 20 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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, 28.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 8.5% have Swedish ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Maynard are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 3.0% 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 71.2% 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, 41.1% 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 22.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.6%), and 17.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.6%).

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 Maynard, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (41.9%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (28.2%), and residents who report Swedish roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (5.3%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (78.5%) 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 (7.7%) and 5.8% 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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