Leaf River is a tiny village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 423 people and just one neighborhood, Leaf River is the 761st largest community in Illinois.
When you are in Leaf River, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.08% of Leaf River’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Leaf River is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leaf River who work in office and administrative support (11.25%), sales jobs (10.42%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.75%).
Overall, Leaf River’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Leaf River has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Leaf River has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Leaf River than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Leaf River may be for you.
One downside of living in Leaf River, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.70 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small village, Leaf River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Leaf River with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.85% of adults in Leaf River have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Leaf River in 2022 was $32,797, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,188 for a family of four. However, Leaf River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Leaf River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leaf River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Leaf River include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Leaf River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Leaf River, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Illinois. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 95.9% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Illinois. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Leaf River are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.0% 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 71.4% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 40.1% 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 23.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 12.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Leaf River, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (9.8%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (7.0%), 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 (27.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.1%) 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 (7.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.