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New Canton, IL

Found within zip codes: 62356, 62363, 62370
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $81,077
  • low cost relative to Illinois
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,564,000+  0%
$1,174,001-$1,564,000  0%
$782,001-$1,174,000  0%
$626,001-$782,000  0%
$469,001-$626,000  0%
$313,001-$469,000  3%
$156,001-$313,000  13%
$78,001-$156,000  36%
$0-$78,000  48%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very low cost relative to IL, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


New Canton Educational Rating



This town is served by four school districts:



BARRY CUSD 1 School District




440 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
4
Better than:
of IL school
districts
37.4%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
5
Better than:
of US school
districts
41.0%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
12
STATE AVERAGE 16

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

76%
74%
75%
71%
76%
77%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
BARRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
401 MCDONOUGH ST, BARRY, IL 62312
(217) 335-2323
PK-05
BARRY HIGH SCHOOL
401 MCDONOUGH ST, BARRY, IL 62312
(217) 335-2323
09-12
BARRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
401 MCDONOUGH ST, BARRY, IL 62312
(217) 335-2323
06-08
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 98.4 56.4
BLACK (%) 0.0 20.6
HISPANIC (%) 0.9 19.0
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.5 3.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.0 0.2
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 40.5 37.2
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,118 $1,812,000 54.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $214 $94,000 2.8
STAFF $132 $58,000 1.7
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $364 $160,000 4.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $345 $152,000 4.6
OPERATION $625 $275,000 8.2
TRANSPORTATION $668 $294,000 8.8
OTHER $95 $42,000 1.2
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,443 $1,075,000 32.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,027 $452,000 13.5
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $7,589 $3,339,000 100.0
New Canton EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN New Canton WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 8.6
CHILDREN IN New Canton LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 18.7

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New Canton Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IL*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 210.36% 11.07% 9 9
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About New Canton

New Canton is a tiny town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 706 people and just one neighborhood, New Canton is the 643rd largest community in Illinois.

When you are in New Canton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.9% of New Canton's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, New Canton is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Canton who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.99%), farm management (8.06%), and sales jobs (6.23%).

Another important characteristic of New Canton is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

One downside of living in New Canton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Canton, the average commute to work is 30.82 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

New Canton is a very car-oriented town. 99.61% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because New Canton is a small town, 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. New Canton 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 town, New Canton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

New Canton Information and Demographics

New Canton ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.81% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in New Canton in 2000 was $13,816, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,264 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in New Canton is English.

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