Mahomet is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,273 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mahomet is the 232nd largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mahomet, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mahomet, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mahomet’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mahomet does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $114,904.00. Mahomet real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Mahomet house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Mahomet is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 87.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mahomet is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mahomet who work in management occupations (12.68%), office and administrative support (12.28%), and teaching (12.19%). Also of interest is that Mahomet 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: 14.37% 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. Because of many things, Mahomet 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, Mahomet really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mahomet 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. Being a small village, Mahomet does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Mahomet. 52.79% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Mahomet in 2022 was $46,300, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,200 for a family of four. However, Mahomet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mahomet is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mahomet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mahomet residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mahomet include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Mahomet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
