Gardner - South Wilmington is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,633 people and just one neighborhood, Gardner - South Wilmington is the 429th largest community in Illinois.
When you are in Gardner - South Wilmington, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.88% of Gardner - South Wilmington’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Gardner - South Wilmington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Gardner - South Wilmington who work in office and administrative support (11.20%), healthcare (9.28%), and management occupations (7.53%).
Gardner - South Wilmington’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In Gardner - South Wilmington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Gardner - South Wilmington is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Gardner - South Wilmington with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.77% of adults in Gardner - South Wilmington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gardner - South Wilmington in 2022 was $35,876, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,504 for a family of four. However, Gardner - South Wilmington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gardner - South Wilmington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gardner - South Wilmington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gardner - South Wilmington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gardner - South Wilmington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.88% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gardner - South Wilmington include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Gardner - South Wilmington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Gardner - South Wilmington, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 94.0% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.2% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lithuanian and Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Lithuanian ancestry and 0.7% have Yugoslav ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.9% 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 97.0% 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 Gardner - South Wilmington are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.2% 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 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.2%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (7.9%).
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 Gardner - South Wilmington, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.3%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (16.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (10.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (8.4%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (94.0%) 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.