Sandwich is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,212 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sandwich is the 275th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sandwich is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sandwich is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sandwich who work in office and administrative support (13.44%), teaching (8.72%), and business and financial occupations (7.03%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Being a small city, Sandwich does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Sandwich citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.59% of adults 25 and older in Sandwich have a college degree. The per capita income in Sandwich in 2022 was $34,336, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,344 for a family of four. However, Sandwich contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sandwich is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sandwich home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sandwich residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sandwich also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sandwich include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Sandwich is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
