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Lakemoor, IL

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Overview


Lakemoor is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,338 people and just one neighborhood, Lakemoor is the 295th largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lakemoor is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lakemoor is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakemoor who work in office and administrative support (15.20%), management occupations (12.48%), and business and financial occupations (7.84%).

Of important note, Lakemoor is also a village of artists. Lakemoor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lakemoor’s character.

Also of interest is that Lakemoor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Lakemoor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.37% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

In Lakemoor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.75 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Demographics

The population of Lakemoor is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.68% of adults in Lakemoor have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lakemoor in 2022 was $42,703, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,812 for a family of four.

Lakemoor is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lakemoor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakemoor residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lakemoor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.12% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakemoor include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.

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

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.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 91.8% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

For many reasons, is rated by NeighborhoodScout as one of the top 4.2% of ideal neighborhoods for first-time home buyers in the state of Illinois. Homes here are priced below median housing values in the state, yet the neighborhood has a track record according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive neighborhood home appreciation rates of above average real estate appreciation over the last five years compared to other IL neighborhoods, protecting your investment in your first home, while simultaneously making it less risky for your lender. Not only does this neighborhood stand out for combining price and home value stability or increases, it also is a neighborhood with a high quality resident population according exclusive data, meaning this is likely a good place to buy, live, and enjoy. While many first time home buyers focus purely on low cost and convenient location, which can risk your investment in your first home and put you in a less than desirable neighborhood, this neighborhood is a true standout for a lot of reasons, and definitely worth a look if you are a first time home buyer.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian ancestry and 2.0% have Ukrainian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.4% 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 Lakemoor are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 75.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.3% 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 69.8% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 54.4% 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 17.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.9%), and 12.4% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 77.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.1%).

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 Lakemoor, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (17.2%), and residents who report Mexican roots (13.4%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (11.8%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (10.0%), among others. In addition, 13.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (91.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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