Cowden - Herrick is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,006 people and just one neighborhood, Cowden - Herrick is the 474th largest community in Illinois.
When you are in Cowden - Herrick, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.95% of Cowden - Herrick’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Cowden - Herrick is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cowden - Herrick who work in office and administrative support (14.55%), management occupations (13.90%), and sales jobs (8.90%).
Because of many things, Cowden - Herrick 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, Cowden - Herrick really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cowden - Herrick 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Cowden - Herrick doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Cowden - Herrick who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.48% of the adults in Cowden - Herrick have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cowden - Herrick in 2022 was $34,881, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,524 for a family of four. However, Cowden - Herrick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cowden - Herrick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cowden - Herrick residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cowden - Herrick include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Cowden - Herrick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 71.7% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 95.0% 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 Cowden - Herrick are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 36.2% 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 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.0%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households.
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 Cowden - Herrick, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report English roots (10.0%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.9%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.8%), 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 (33.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.6%) 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 (5.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.