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Ste. Marie, IL

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Overview


Ste. Marie is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 232 people and just one neighborhood, Ste. Marie is the 783rd largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Ste. Marie, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.04% of Ste. Marie’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ste. Marie is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ste. Marie who work in office and administrative support (14.60%), management occupations (10.95%), and sales jobs (7.30%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

Ste. Marie is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Ste. Marie’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Ste. Marie is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.48% of adults 25 and older in Ste. Marie have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ste. Marie in 2018 was $26,526, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,104 for a family of four. However, Ste. Marie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ste. Marie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ste. Marie residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ste. Marie include German, English, French, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Ste. Marie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and West Germanic 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.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 35.7% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.5% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

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 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 41.8% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 1.9% have Swiss ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.6% 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 Ste. Marie are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.2% of U.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, 31.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.5% 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 16.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).

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 Ste. Marie, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (41.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.8%), and residents who report English roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 (29.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (87.1%) 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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