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Livingston - Alhambra, IL

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Overview


Livingston - Alhambra is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,410 people and just one neighborhood, Livingston - Alhambra is the 372nd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Livingston - Alhambra isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Livingston - Alhambra are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Livingston - Alhambra is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Livingston - Alhambra who work in management occupations (12.93%), office and administrative support (9.95%), and sales jobs (8.80%).

Also of interest is that Livingston - Alhambra has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Livingston - Alhambra telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Livingston - Alhambra 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, Livingston - Alhambra’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

In Livingston - Alhambra, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Demographics

The education level of Livingston - Alhambra citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.15% of adults 25 and older in Livingston - Alhambra have a college degree.

The per capita income in Livingston - Alhambra in 2018 was $37,287, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,148 for a family of four. However, Livingston - Alhambra contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Livingston - Alhambra is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 38 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Livingston - Alhambra is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in IL, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.8% of the neighborhoods in Illinois. If you are considering retiring to Illinois, this is a good neighborhood to look at. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 0.8% have Croatian ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Livingston - Alhambra are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 51.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.7% 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 69.2% 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, 33.0% 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 30.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.9%), and 13.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Livingston - Alhambra, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (34.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.4%), and residents who report English roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (3.3%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (32.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (84.4%) 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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