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San Jose - Easton, IL

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Overview


San Jose - Easton is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,610 people and just one neighborhood, San Jose - Easton is the 614th largest community in Illinois. San Jose - Easton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, San Jose - Easton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in San Jose - Easton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, San Jose - Easton is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Jose - Easton who work in management occupations (17.36%), sales jobs (12.69%), and office and administrative support (10.49%).

A relatively large number of people in San Jose - Easton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.56% 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

One downside of living in San Jose - Easton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.44 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, San Jose - Easton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of San Jose - Easton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.32% of adults in San Jose - Easton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in San Jose - Easton in 2022 was $44,128, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,512 for a family of four. However, San Jose - Easton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in San Jose - Easton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

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 San Jose - Easton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.4% 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 52.3% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 37.7% 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 21.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.3%), and 18.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.4%).

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 San Jose - Easton, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report English roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (5.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.1%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (29.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (82.5%) 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 (8.4%) . 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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