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Ellis Grove, IL

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Overview


Ellis Grove is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 325 people and just one neighborhood, Ellis Grove is the 773rd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Ellis Grove isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ellis Grove are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ellis Grove is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ellis Grove who work in sales jobs (13.82%), office and administrative support (11.18%), and maintenance occupations (9.87%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Ellis Grove is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Ellis Grove 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. Ellis Grove has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ellis Grove than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ellis Grove may be for you.

As is often the case in a small village, Ellis Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Ellis Grove ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ellis Grove in 2022 was $30,736, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,944 for a family of four. However, Ellis Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ellis Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellis Grove residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ellis Grove include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Ellis Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Ellis Grove, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Modes of Transportation

While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 91.0% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.0% of all American neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Owner-occupied real estate dominates the neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 97.3% of neighborhoods in America.

In addition, 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 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 37.0% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.0% 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 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Ellis Grove are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.2% 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 77.8% of America'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, 34.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.3%), and 18.2% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (2.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Ellis Grove, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (17.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (2.6%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (2.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (43.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (91.0%) 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.


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