Gillespie is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,112 people and just one neighborhood, Gillespie is the 462nd largest community in Illinois.
Gillespie is a blue-collar town, with 39.32% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Gillespie is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gillespie who work in sales jobs (11.83%), office and administrative support (11.13%), and maintenance occupations (6.82%).
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Gillespie has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
As is often the case in a small city, Gillespie doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Gillespie who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.92% of the adults in Gillespie have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gillespie in 2022 was $32,553, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,212 for a family of four. However, Gillespie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Gillespie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gillespie residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Gillespie include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Gillespie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Gillespie, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 20.5% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and Lithuanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 1.4% have Lithuanian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.4% 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 97.0% 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 Gillespie are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 80.4% 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, 36.8% 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 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.2%), and 11.4% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (8.4%).
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 Gillespie, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.9%), and residents who report Italian roots (9.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (9.9%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.8%), 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 (34.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.