Breese is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Breese is the 361st largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Breese was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Breese economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Breese, where the median household income is $63,224.00.Breese is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Breese is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Breese who work in healthcare (14.30%), management occupations (13.64%), and office and administrative support (8.89%). Also of interest is that Breese 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: 12.84% 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. Breese’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.The percentage of people in Breese who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.96% of adults in Breese have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Breese in 2022 was $56,830, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,320 for a family of four. The people who call Breese home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Breese residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Breese include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Breese is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
