Monee is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,097 people and two associated neighborhoods, Monee is the 332nd largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Monee, 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 Monee, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Monee’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Monee does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $89,571.00.Monee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Monee is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monee who work in management occupations (16.05%), office and administrative support (15.64%), and sales jobs (10.21%). A relatively large number of people in Monee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In Monee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Monee is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.In terms of college education, Monee is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.21% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Monee in 2022 was $51,933, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $207,732 for a family of four. However, Monee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Monee is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Monee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Monee include German, African, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Monee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
