Astoria - Vermont is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,422 people and just one neighborhood, Astoria - Vermont is the 527th largest community in Illinois. Astoria - Vermont has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Astoria - Vermont is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Astoria - Vermont is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Astoria - Vermont who work in management occupations (10.76%), healthcare (10.00%), and office and administrative support (9.75%).
Astoria - Vermont is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Astoria - Vermont with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.80% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Astoria - Vermont in 2022 was $30,970, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,880 for a family of four. However, Astoria - Vermont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Astoria - Vermont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Astoria - Vermont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Astoria - Vermont include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Astoria - Vermont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 17 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Astoria - Vermont are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 76.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.7% 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 53.9% 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, 33.4% 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 29.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.4%), and 12.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% 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 Astoria - Vermont, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.8%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.3%) 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 (10.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.