Wyanet - Tiskilwa is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,447 people and just one neighborhood, Wyanet - Tiskilwa is the 436th largest community in Illinois. Wyanet - Tiskilwa has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Unlike some towns, Wyanet - Tiskilwa isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wyanet - Tiskilwa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wyanet - Tiskilwa is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wyanet - Tiskilwa who work in office and administrative support (12.62%), management occupations (12.46%), and sales jobs (10.56%).
Because of many things, Wyanet - Tiskilwa 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, Wyanet - Tiskilwa really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wyanet - Tiskilwa 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.
Wyanet - Tiskilwa 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 citizens of Wyanet - Tiskilwa are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.30% of adults in Wyanet - Tiskilwa having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wyanet - Tiskilwa in 2022 was $35,974, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,896 for a family of four. However, Wyanet - Tiskilwa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Wyanet - Tiskilwa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wyanet - Tiskilwa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wyanet - Tiskilwa include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Wyanet - Tiskilwa 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 Wyanet - Tiskilwa, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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 21 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.5% of America.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Wyanet - Tiskilwa is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in IL, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.5% of the neighborhoods in Illinois. If you are considering retiring to Illinois, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 3.5% have Welsh ancestry.
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 Wyanet - Tiskilwa are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.5% 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, 28.6% 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 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.5%), and 17.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.7% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.8%).
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 Wyanet - Tiskilwa, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (26.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report English roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (7.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.4%), 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 (41.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.2%) 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 (7.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.