Newman - Hindsboro is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,180 people and just one neighborhood, Newman - Hindsboro is the 564th largest community in Illinois.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Newman - Hindsboro is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.86% of the Newman - Hindsboro workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Newman - Hindsboro is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newman - Hindsboro who work in office and administrative support (12.08%), management occupations (10.45%), and food service (6.90%).
The overall crime rate in Newman - Hindsboro is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One downside of living in Newman - Hindsboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.07 minutes every day commuting to work.
Newman - Hindsboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Newman - Hindsboro citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.77% of adults 25 and older in Newman - Hindsboro have a college degree.
The per capita income in Newman - Hindsboro in 2022 was $36,496, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,984 for a family of four. However, Newman - Hindsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Newman - Hindsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newman - Hindsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newman - Hindsboro include German, Irish, English, European, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Newman - Hindsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 12 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.6% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Newman - Hindsboro 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 88.4% of the neighborhoods in Illinois. If you are considering retiring to Illinois, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
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 Newman - Hindsboro are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 79.5% of America'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, 33.8% 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 31.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.9%), and 14.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Newman - Hindsboro, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (1.8%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (26.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.8%) 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 (10.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.