Warren - Apple River is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,425 people and just one neighborhood, Warren - Apple River is the 530th largest community in Illinois. Warren - Apple River has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Warren - Apple River isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Warren - Apple River are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Warren - Apple River is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Warren - Apple River who work in management occupations (12.74%), sales jobs (11.16%), and office and administrative support (9.75%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.76% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Because of many things, Warren - Apple River is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Warren - Apple River 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, Warren - Apple River has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Warren - Apple River’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small town, Warren - Apple River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Warren - Apple River with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.96% of adults in Warren - Apple River have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Warren - Apple River in 2022 was $29,377, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,508 for a family of four. However, Warren - Apple River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Warren - Apple River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Warren - Apple River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Warren - Apple River include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Warren - Apple River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 6.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Illinois. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 29 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 37.7% have German 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 Warren - Apple River are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.3% 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 57.9% of America'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, 33.2% 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 28.0% 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 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% 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 Warren - Apple River, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (37.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report English roots (11.1%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (5.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (4.7%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.0%) 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 (9.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.