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. Much of the housing stock in Monee was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Monee economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Monee, where the median household income is $89,571.00.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Monee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. In Monee, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though Monee is a relatively small village. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The percentage of people in Monee who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.21% of adults in Monee 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.
