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Energy, IL

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Overview


Energy is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 955 people and just one neighborhood, Energy is the 683rd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Energy isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Energy are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Energy is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Energy who work in healthcare (15.98%), office and administrative support (13.49%), and sales jobs (10.58%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Energy’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

It is a fairly quiet village 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!) Energy 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. Energy has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Energy than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Energy may be for you.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Energy is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.76% of adults 25 and older in Energy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Energy in 2018 was $29,820, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,280 for a family of four. However, Energy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Energy is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Energy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Energy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Energy include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Energy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Diversity

Significantly, 8.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Energy are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 1.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 75.8% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 40.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.9%), and 16.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Energy, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.1%), and residents who report Italian roots (9.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.6%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (76.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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