Newfolden is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 346 people and just one neighborhood, Newfolden is the 474th largest community in Minnesota.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Newfolden is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.89% of the Newfolden workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Newfolden is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newfolden who work in office and administrative support (12.86%), sales jobs (11.62%), and teaching (6.64%).
As is often the case in a small city, Newfolden doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Newfolden are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.00% of adults in Newfolden having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newfolden in 2022 was $28,687, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,748 for a family of four. However, Newfolden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Newfolden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newfolden residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Newfolden include Norwegian, German, Swedish, Polish, and Finnish.
The most common language spoken in Newfolden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Scandinavian languages 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.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 5 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.3% of America.
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, 51.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 16.9% have Swedish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.1% 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 Newfolden are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.8% 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 51.2% 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, 34.1% 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 31.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.3%), and 14.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (9.9%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Newfolden, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Norwegian (51.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.4%), and residents who report Swedish roots (16.9%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (12.7%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.0%), 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 (43.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.7%) 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 (10.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.