Matherville - Sherrard is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,471 people and just one neighborhood, Matherville - Sherrard is the 367th largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some towns, Matherville - Sherrard isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Matherville - Sherrard are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Matherville - Sherrard is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Matherville - Sherrard who work in management occupations (12.41%), sales jobs (11.53%), and office and administrative support (10.84%).
Also of interest is that Matherville - Sherrard has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, Matherville - Sherrard is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Matherville - Sherrard a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Matherville - Sherrard has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Matherville - Sherrard’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Matherville - Sherrard, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.60 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Matherville - Sherrard is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.18% of adults 25 and older in Matherville - Sherrard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Matherville - Sherrard in 2022 was $35,864, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,456 for a family of four. However, Matherville - Sherrard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Matherville - Sherrard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Matherville - Sherrard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Matherville - Sherrard include German, Irish, Swedish, English, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Matherville - Sherrard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 40 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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, 3.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 8.2% 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 Matherville - Sherrard are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.8% 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, 32.0% 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 28.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.3%), and 13.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% 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 Matherville - Sherrard, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.1%), and residents who report Swedish roots (8.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.2%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.6%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.6%) 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 (6.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.