About Winnebago

Winnebago is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,834 people and just one neighborhood, Winnebago is the 328th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some towns , Winnebago isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Winnebago are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winnebago is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Winnebago who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.37%), sales jobs (10.56%), and management occupations (8.34%).

Because of many things, Winnebago is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Winnebago a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Winnebago has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Winnebago's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Winnebago is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Winnebago, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.46% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Winnebago is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Winnebago Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Winnebago who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.18% of adults in Winnebago have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Winnebago in 2000 was $24,296, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,184 for a family of four. However, Winnebago contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Winnebago is English.