Casey - Martinsville is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,777 people and just one neighborhood, Casey - Martinsville is the 350th largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Casey - Martinsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Casey - Martinsville is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Casey - Martinsville who work in office and administrative support (9.69%), sales jobs (8.63%), and management occupations (7.49%).
In terms of college education, Casey - Martinsville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.73% of adults 25 and older in Casey - Martinsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Casey - Martinsville in 2022 was $30,182, 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 $120,728 for a family of four. However, Casey - Martinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Casey - Martinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Casey - Martinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Casey - Martinsville include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and European.
The most common language spoken in Casey - Martinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
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.
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 Casey - Martinsville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.6% 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, 31.0% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.6%), and 13.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households.
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 Casey - Martinsville, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (19.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.6%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.
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 (49.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (81.7%) 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 (9.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.