About Addieville

Addieville is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,286 people and just one neighborhood, Addieville is the 577th largest community in Illinois. Addieville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Addieville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.8% of the Addieville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Addieville is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Addieville who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.75%), farm management (6.88%), and management occupations (6.28%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Addieville work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.62% 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.

One downside of living in Addieville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Addieville, the average commute to work is 31.11 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Addieville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Addieville Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Addieville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.47% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Addieville in 2000 was $15,801, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,204 for a family of four.

The people who call Addieville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Addieville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Addieville include German, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Addieville is English. Some people also speak German.