Wayne City is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 979 people and just one neighborhood, Wayne City is the 680th largest community in Illinois.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wayne City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.28% of the Wayne City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Wayne City is a village of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wayne City who work in teaching (16.71%), sales jobs (10.26%), and management occupations (6.68%).
In terms of college education, Wayne City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.34% of adults 25 and older in Wayne City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wayne City in 2022 was $28,338, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,352 for a family of four. However, Wayne City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Wayne City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wayne City residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Wayne City include German, English, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Wayne City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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 Wayne City, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 35.7% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 18 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Wayne City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.2% 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 60.3% of America'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, 32.2% 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 31.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.4%), and 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.3% of households.
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 Wayne City, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.3%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (1.8%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.5%), 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 (31.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.5%) 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.