Annawan is a tiny town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 866 people and just one neighborhood, Annawan is the 696th largest community in Illinois.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Annawan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.99% of the Annawan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Annawan is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Annawan who work in office and administrative support (12.66%), teaching (8.86%), and sales jobs (8.10%).
Also of interest is that Annawan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Annawan has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Annawan has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Annawan than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Annawan may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Annawan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Annawan 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 Annawan, 23.86% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Annawan in 2022 was $34,149, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,596 for a family of four. However, Annawan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Annawan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Annawan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Annawan include German, Belgian, English, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Annawan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
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 Annawan, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 5.2% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 14.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 9.0% have Swedish ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Annawan are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.6% 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 79.8% 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, 37.6% 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 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.3%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.6%).
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 Annawan, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.3%). There are also a number of people of Belgian ancestry (14.0%), and residents who report English roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (9.0%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (6.4%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (84.8%) 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 (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.