About Hoyleton

Hoyleton is a tiny town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 919 people and just one neighborhood, Hoyleton is the 614th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Hoyleton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hoyleton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.4% of the Hoyleton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Hoyleton is a town of managers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hoyleton who work in farm management (12.32%), office and administrative support jobs (10.23%), and teaching (7.52%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Hoyleton 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.

A relatively large number of people in Hoyleton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small town, Hoyleton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hoyleton Information and Demographics

The population of Hoyleton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Hoyleton, 16.33% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hoyleton in 2000 was $19,258, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,032 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Hoyleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include German and Spanish.