Sandwich is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,156 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sandwich is the 275th largest community in Illinois.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.73% 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.
The overall crime rate in Sandwich 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 Sandwich, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.64 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of adults in Sandwich who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.78% of the adults in Sandwich have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sandwich in 2022 was $34,266, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,064 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 11.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sandwich include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Sandwich is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.