Crete is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,340 people and six associated neighborhoods, Crete is the 251st largest community in Illinois.Crete is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Crete is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crete who work in healthcare (11.31%), office and administrative support (10.29%), and management occupations (9.51%). Also of interest is that Crete has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.17% 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 Crete is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Crete, the average commute to work is 33.01 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Crete citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.21% of adults in Crete have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Crete in 2022 was $52,712, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $210,848 for a family of four. However, Crete contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crete is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Crete home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crete residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crete include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Crete is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
