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New Berlin - Loami, IL

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Overview


New Berlin - Loami is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,119 people and just one neighborhood, New Berlin - Loami is the 331st largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, New Berlin - Loami isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in New Berlin - Loami are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Berlin - Loami is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Berlin - Loami who work in office and administrative support (12.17%), management occupations (12.12%), and healthcare (11.47%).

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

A relatively large number of people in New Berlin - Loami telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

New Berlin - Loami 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, New Berlin - Loami’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

New Berlin - Loami is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of New Berlin - Loami citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.23% of adults in New Berlin - Loami have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New Berlin - Loami in 2022 was $36,689, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,756 for a family of four. However, New Berlin - Loami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call New Berlin - Loami home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Berlin - Loami residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Berlin - Loami include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in New Berlin - Loami is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 New Berlin - Loami, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 15.5% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 97.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

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 24 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.8% of America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 New Berlin - Loami are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 45.9% 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 19.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.9%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.

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 New Berlin - Loami, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.6%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.9%) 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 (7.1%) . 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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