Bethany is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,205 people and just one neighborhood, Bethany is the 651st largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some villages, Bethany isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bethany are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bethany is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethany who work in sales jobs (11.66%), office and administrative support (9.61%), and teaching (9.09%).
Bethany is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Bethany who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.00% of the adults in Bethany have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bethany in 2022 was $34,529, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,116 for a family of four. However, Bethany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bethany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethany residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Bethany include German, English, Irish, European, and Northern European.
The most common language spoken in Bethany 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.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 92.9% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.7% of all American neighborhoods.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 24.0% of this neighborhood's residents have English 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 Bethany are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.6% 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 59.6% 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, 39.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 23.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.4%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
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 Bethany, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (31.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (24.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.9%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.1%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (1.5%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (92.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.