Glencoe is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,570 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glencoe is the 244th largest community in Illinois. Glencoe home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Glencoe real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Glencoe is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 97.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glencoe is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glencoe who work in management occupations (25.09%), business and financial occupations (15.11%), and sales jobs (13.33%). Also of interest is that Glencoe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Glencoe is also a village of artists. Glencoe has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Glencoe’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 27.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In addition, Glencoe is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Because of many things, Glencoe is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Glencoe really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Glencoe perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Glencoe, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.96 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small village, Glencoe has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glencoe, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glencoe is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 88.24% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Glencoe in 2022 was $145,321, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $581,284 for a family of four. The people who call Glencoe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glencoe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Glencoe include German, Russian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Glencoe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
