Granville - Mark is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,776 people and just one neighborhood, Granville - Mark is the 497th largest community in Illinois. Granville - Mark has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
When you are in Granville - Mark, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.10% of Granville - Mark’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Granville - Mark is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Granville - Mark who work in office and administrative support (14.16%), management occupations (8.09%), and healthcare (7.12%).
The overall crime rate in Granville - Mark 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.
The education level of Granville - Mark citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.64% of adults 25 and older in Granville - Mark have a college degree.
The per capita income in Granville - Mark in 2022 was $34,626, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,504 for a family of four. However, Granville - Mark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Granville - Mark is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Granville - Mark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Granville - Mark residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Granville - Mark include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Granville - Mark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Granville - Mark, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research reveals that 90.3% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 96.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.9% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Illinois, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Illinois.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lithuanian and Italian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Lithuanian ancestry and 19.5% have Italian ancestry.
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 Granville - Mark are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 35.9% 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 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 (18.4%), and 17.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.5%).
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 Granville - Mark, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.1%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (19.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (9.2%), along with some English ancestry residents (8.0%), 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 (48.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (90.3%) 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 (5.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.