Virginia - Arenzville is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,425 people and just one neighborhood, Virginia - Arenzville is the 524th largest community in Illinois.
Virginia - Arenzville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Virginia - Arenzville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Virginia - Arenzville who work in office and administrative support (12.83%), management occupations (9.47%), and healthcare (8.45%).
Of important note, Virginia - Arenzville is also a town of artists. Virginia - Arenzville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Virginia - Arenzville’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Virginia - Arenzville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Virginia - Arenzville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Virginia - Arenzville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Being a small town, Virginia - Arenzville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Virginia - Arenzville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Virginia - Arenzville, 22.28% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Virginia - Arenzville in 2022 was $34,807, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,228 for a family of four. However, Virginia - Arenzville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Virginia - Arenzville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Virginia - Arenzville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Virginia - Arenzville include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Virginia - Arenzville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
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.
If you are planning to retire in Illinois, 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 Illinois, 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 96.5% of neighborhoods in IL. If a Illinois retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.2% 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 Virginia - Arenzville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.4% 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, 33.3% 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 31.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.3%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.2%).
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 Virginia - Arenzville, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (26.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.9%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.7%) 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 (6.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.