Breese is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Breese is the 361st largest community in Illinois. Breese has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Breese, where the median household income is $63,224.00.Breese is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Breese is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Breese who work in healthcare (14.30%), management occupations (13.64%), and office and administrative support (8.89%). Also of interest is that Breese has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Overall, Breese’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.The overall education level of Breese is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.96% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Breese in 2022 was $56,830, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,320 for a family of four. The people who call Breese home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Breese residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Breese include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Breese is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
