About Sorento

Sorento is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,604 people and just one neighborhood, Sorento is the 540th largest community in Illinois.

Sorento is a blue-collar town, with 42.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Sorento is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sorento who work in sales jobs (10.10%), office and administrative support jobs (9.14%), and healthcare (6.55%).

A relatively large number of people in Sorento telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.10% 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.

In Sorento, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.94 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Sorento is a very car-oriented town. 97.61% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Sorento 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. Sorento 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, Sorento doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Sorento Information and Demographics

In Sorento, just 8.50% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Sorento in 2000 was $18,222, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,888 for a family of four.

The people who call Sorento home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sorento is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sorento include German, Irish, English, French, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Sorento is English.