Amboy is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,278 people and just one neighborhood, Amboy is the 552nd largest community in Illinois. Amboy has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities, Amboy isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Amboy are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Amboy is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Amboy who work in office and administrative support (13.05%), management occupations (8.96%), and healthcare (7.68%).
Amboy’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Amboy has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Amboy has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Amboy than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Amboy may be for you.
The percentage of adults in Amboy with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.32% of adults in Amboy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Amboy in 2018 was $26,668, 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 $106,672 for a family of four. However, Amboy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Amboy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amboy residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Amboy include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Amboy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2022.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to IL* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Amboy Central Elem School
30 E Provost St Amboy, IL 61310 |
PK-04 | ||
Amboy High School
11 E Hawley St Amboy, IL 61310 |
09-12 | ||
Amboy Jr High School
140 S Appleton Ave Amboy, IL 61310 |
05-08 | ||
Ashton-Franklin Center High School
611 Western Ave Ashton, IL 61006 |
07-12 | ||
Ashton-Franklin Center Elem School
217 S Elm St Franklin Grove, IL 61031 |
PK-06 | ||
Van Orin Elem School
Po Box 7 Van Orin, IL 61374 |
KG-03 | ||
La Moille High School
801 S Main St La Moille, IL 61330 |
09-12 | ||
Allen Junior High School
801 S Main St La Moille, IL 61330 |
04-08 | ||
Ohio Com Cons Grade School
Po Box 478 Ohio, IL 61349 |
KG-08 | ||
Ohio Community High School
Po Box 478 Ohio, IL 61349 |
09-12 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
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Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | UNREPORTED | UNREPORTED |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | UNREPORTED |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | UNREPORTED |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | UNREPORTED | UNREPORTED |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | UNREPORTED |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | UNREPORTED |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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