Breese is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,629 people and two associated neighborhoods, Breese is the 361st largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities, Breese isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Breese are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Breese is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Breese who work in management occupations (15.31%), office and administrative support (11.86%), and healthcare (9.48%). Also of interest is that Breese 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 Breese telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.29% 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. Because of many things, Breese is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Breese really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Breese perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Breese is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Breese are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.35% of adults in Breese have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Breese in 2022 was $63,316, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $253,264 for a family of four. The people who call Breese home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Breese residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Breese include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Breese is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
