Venice is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,468 people and just one neighborhood, Venice is the 630th largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some cities, Venice isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Venice are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Venice is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Venice who work in office and administrative support (20.63%), sales jobs (12.93%), and healthcare suport services (12.79%).
For a small city, Venice has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Venice exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The citizens of Venice have a very low rate of college education: just 9.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Venice in 2022 was $23,380, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,520 for a family of four. However, Venice contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Venice also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.14% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Venice home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Venice residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Venice include African, Polish, European, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Venice is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more African and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 17.2% of this neighborhood's residents have African ancestry and 17.2% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.
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 Venice are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 40.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 33.4% of the working population is employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.9%), and 16.8% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% 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 Venice, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (17.2%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (17.2%).
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 (34.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (6.0%) and 5.5% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.