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Stronghurst - Lomax, IL

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Overview


Stronghurst - Lomax is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,590 people and just one neighborhood, Stronghurst - Lomax is the 510th largest community in Illinois.

Occupations and Workforce

Stronghurst - Lomax is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Stronghurst - Lomax is a town of professionals, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stronghurst - Lomax who work in management occupations (8.88%), healthcare (7.34%), and office and administrative support (6.70%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Stronghurst - Lomax is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stronghurst - Lomax, the average commute to work is 31.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Stronghurst - Lomax who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.32% of the adults in Stronghurst - Lomax have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stronghurst - Lomax in 2018 was $29,972, 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 $119,888 for a family of four. However, Stronghurst - Lomax contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Stronghurst - Lomax 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.

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 95.9% 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 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Stronghurst - Lomax is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in IL, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.5% of the neighborhoods in Illinois. If you are considering retiring to Illinois, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Stronghurst - Lomax are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.0% 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, 36.6% 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 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.0%), and 12.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.1%).

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 Stronghurst - Lomax, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report English roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.4%), 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 (31.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.8%) 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 (7.8%) . 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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