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Livingston - Alhambra, IL

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Overview


Livingston - Alhambra is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,393 people and just one neighborhood, Livingston - Alhambra is the 372nd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Livingston - Alhambra is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Livingston - Alhambra is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Livingston - Alhambra who work in management occupations (11.58%), office and administrative support (10.61%), and sales jobs (8.72%).

Also of interest is that Livingston - Alhambra has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.26% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Livingston - Alhambra is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Livingston - Alhambra’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

One downside of living in Livingston - Alhambra, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.20 minutes every day commuting to work.

Demographics

The citizens of Livingston - Alhambra are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.16% of adults in Livingston - Alhambra having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Livingston - Alhambra in 2022 was $38,039, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,156 for a family of four. However, Livingston - Alhambra contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Livingston - Alhambra home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Livingston - Alhambra residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Livingston - Alhambra include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Livingston - Alhambra is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.4% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Illinois, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Illinois. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 38 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 91.2% of America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 0.4% have Yugoslav ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Livingston - Alhambra are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 53.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.4% 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 77.2% of America'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, 31.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.3%), and 14.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Livingston - Alhambra, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (34.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.9%), and residents who report English roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (85.3%) 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.


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