Joppa is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 341 people and just one neighborhood, Joppa is the 772nd largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some villages, Joppa isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Joppa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Joppa is a village of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Joppa who work in healthcare suport services (20.45%), maintenance occupations (14.77%), and personal care services (12.50%).
Also of interest is that Joppa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Joppa 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. Joppa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Joppa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Joppa may be for you.
Joppa is a very car-oriented village. 96.59% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Joppa is a small village , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Joppa has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small village, Joppa doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Joppa has a very low overall level of education: only 6.63% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Joppa in 2022 was $18,688, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,752 for a family of four. However, Joppa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Joppa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Joppa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Joppa include Irish, German, Scots-Irish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Joppa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
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.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 14.7% 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.
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 Joppa are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 26.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.5% 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, 29.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (27.1%), and 16.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.6% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.3%).
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 Joppa, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.4%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (2.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.2% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (83.6%) 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 (11.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.