Beecher is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,687 people and just one neighborhood, Beecher is the 356th largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Beecher, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Beecher, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Beecher’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Beecher does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $98,153.00.
When you are in Beecher, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.39% of Beecher’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Beecher is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beecher who work in office and administrative support (12.18%), management occupations (11.93%), and business and financial occupations (8.68%).
Also of interest is that Beecher has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Overall, Beecher’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
The percentage of adults in Beecher who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.74% of the adults in Beecher have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Beecher in 2022 was $53,587, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $214,348 for a family of four.
Beecher is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Beecher home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beecher residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Beecher also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.19% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beecher include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Beecher is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
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.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 11.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 18.3% have Polish 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 Beecher are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 75.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% 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, 37.3% 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 33.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.6%), and 11.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.9%).
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 Beecher, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.0%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (18.3%), and residents who report Italian roots (15.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (13.3%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (11.5%), 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 (30.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (77.1%) 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 (14.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.