Sandwich is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,212 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sandwich is the 275th largest community in Illinois.Sandwich is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sandwich is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sandwich who work in office and administrative support (13.44%), teaching (8.72%), and business and financial occupations (7.03%). A relatively large number of people in Sandwich telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Sandwich doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Sandwich who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.59% of the adults in Sandwich have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sandwich in 2022 was $34,336, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,344 for a family of four. However, Sandwich contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sandwich is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sandwich home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sandwich residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sandwich also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sandwich include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Sandwich is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
