Auburn - Thayer is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,770 people and just one neighborhood, Auburn - Thayer is the 305th largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Auburn - Thayer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Auburn - Thayer is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Auburn - Thayer who work in office and administrative support (14.42%), management occupations (10.82%), and personal care services (6.25%).
Also of interest is that Auburn - Thayer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In terms of college education, Auburn - Thayer is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.99% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Auburn - Thayer in 2022 was $38,288, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,152 for a family of four.
The people who call Auburn - Thayer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Auburn - Thayer residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Auburn - Thayer include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Auburn - Thayer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Auburn - Thayer, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Lithuanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 1.3% have Lithuanian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Auburn - Thayer are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 76.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.3% 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 77.9% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 40.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 21.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.1%), and 18.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households. Some people also speak Italian (9.7%).
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 Auburn - Thayer, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (22.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.7%), and residents who report English roots (12.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.6%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.7%), 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 between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.7% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (86.7%) 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 (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.