Monee is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,097 people and two associated neighborhoods, Monee is the 332nd largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Monee was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Monee economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Monee, where the median household income is $89,571.00.Monee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Monee is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monee who work in management occupations (16.05%), office and administrative support (15.64%), and sales jobs (10.21%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Monee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.14 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. In Monee, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though Monee is a relatively small village. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The overall education level of Monee is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.21% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Monee in 2022 was $51,933, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $207,732 for a family of four. However, Monee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Monee is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Monee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Monee include German, African, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Monee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
