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Walnut - Manlius, IL

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Overview


Walnut - Manlius is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,162 people and just one neighborhood, Walnut - Manlius is the 451st largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Walnut - Manlius was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Walnut - Manlius is a blue-collar town, with 35.09% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Walnut - Manlius is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walnut - Manlius who work in management occupations (13.82%), office and administrative support (8.93%), and teaching (7.58%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Walnut - Manlius is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Walnut - Manlius a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Walnut - Manlius has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Walnut - Manlius’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Walnut - Manlius 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.

Demographics

The education level of Walnut - Manlius citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.36% of adults in Walnut - Manlius have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Walnut - Manlius in 2022 was $35,086, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,344 for a family of four. However, Walnut - Manlius contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Walnut - Manlius home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walnut - Manlius residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Walnut - Manlius include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Walnut - Manlius is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

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 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 5.1% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Illinois, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Illinois.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 1.2% have Belgian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.3% 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 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Walnut - Manlius are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.0% 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 55.1% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 34.4% 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 33.3% 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 11.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.3% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (7.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Walnut - Manlius, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.7%), and residents who report English roots (14.4%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (6.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (81.5%) 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 (9.9%) . 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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