Glenview is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 46,904 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Glenview is the 31st largest community in Illinois. Glenview home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Glenview real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Glenview is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glenview is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glenview who work in management occupations (18.71%), sales jobs (12.49%), and business and financial occupations (12.05%). Also of interest is that Glenview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.53% 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. For the size of the village, public transportation in Glenview is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Glenview, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.If knowledge is power, Glenview is a pretty powerful place. 68.08% of the adults in Glenview have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Glenview in 2022 was $78,412, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $313,648 for a family of four. Glenview is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glenview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenview residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glenview include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Glenview's cultural character, accounting for 22.47% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Glenview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
