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Altamont, IL

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Overview


Altamont is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,188 people and just one neighborhood, Altamont is the 562nd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Altamont is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.21% of the Altamont workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Altamont is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altamont who work in sales jobs (9.95%), office and administrative support (8.46%), and management occupations (7.76%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

In terms of college education, Altamont is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.54% of adults 25 and older in Altamont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Altamont in 2018 was $32,820, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,280 for a family of four. However, Altamont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Altamont 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 Altamont, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 46.3% of this neighborhood's residents have German 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 Altamont are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.9% 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 53.4% 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, 33.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.2%), and 15.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.6% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Altamont, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (46.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.6%), and residents who report English roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (5.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (78.0%) 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 (8.6%) and 5.1% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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