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.
Matherville - Sherrard is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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.
Matherville - Sherrard is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Matherville - Sherrard’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Matherville - Sherrard, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.60 minutes every day commuting to work.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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 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.
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 (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.