Farmer City is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,811 people and just one neighborhood, Farmer City is the 591st largest community in Illinois.
When you are in Farmer City, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.83% of Farmer City’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Farmer City is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmer City who work in office and administrative support (10.96%), sales jobs (8.25%), and personal care services (7.93%).
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Farmer City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Farmer City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Farmer City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Farmer City may be for you.
Farmer City 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 percentage of adults in Farmer City with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.80% of adults in Farmer City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Farmer City in 2022 was $30,782, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,128 for a family of four. However, Farmer City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Farmer City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmer City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Farmer City include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Farmer City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 44 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Farmer City are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.4% of U.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, 32.2% 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 30.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.5%), and 9.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.6%).
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 Farmer City, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.8%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.2%), among others.
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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.4%) 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 (8.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.