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Galatia, IL

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Overview


Galatia is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 799 people and just one neighborhood, Galatia is the 703rd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Galatia isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Galatia are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Galatia is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Galatia who work in sales jobs (20.55%), office and administrative support (9.82%), and maintenance occupations (8.68%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Galatia has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Galatia a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Galatia, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.42 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small village, Galatia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Galatia is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.15% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Galatia in 2018 was $27,400, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,600 for a family of four. However, Galatia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Galatia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galatia residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Galatia include Irish, English, German, Polish, and Russian.

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

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.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 97.1% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh and Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry and 0.6% have Czechoslovakian ancestry.

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 Galatia are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 32.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.8%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.5%).

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 Galatia, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (17.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.3%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (4.4%), along with some Russian ancestry residents (2.8%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.8%) 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 (7.4%) . 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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