Beecher City is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 423 people and just one neighborhood, Beecher City is the 764th largest community in Illinois. Beecher City has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Beecher City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.66% of the Beecher City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Beecher City is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Beecher City who work in sales jobs (14.43%), food service (12.37%), and office and administrative support (8.76%).
Of important note, Beecher City is also a village of artists. Beecher City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Beecher City’s character.
Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Beecher City is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small village, Beecher City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Beecher City is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.15% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Beecher City in 2022 was $22,183, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,732 for a family of four. However, Beecher City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Beecher City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beecher City residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Beecher City include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Beecher City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 13.1% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Illinois. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.
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, 47.8% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Beecher City are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 68.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.5% 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 63.0% 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, 44.8% 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 23.3% 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 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.2%).
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 Beecher City, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (47.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.4%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (1.4%).
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 (44.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.7%) 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 (6.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.