North Chicago is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 30,416 people and ten associated neighborhoods, North Chicago is the 63rd largest community in Illinois.North Chicago is a military town: the armed forces employs 27.46% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Manufacturing are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 13.08% and 12.88% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that North Chicago has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in North Chicago telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.03% 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.24 minutes getting to work every day.In terms of college education, North Chicago is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.13% of adults 25 and older in North Chicago have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in North Chicago in 2022 was $24,750, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,000 for a family of four. However, North Chicago contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Chicago is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Chicago home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in North Chicago, accounting for 38.63% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of North Chicago residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Chicago include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. In addition, North Chicago has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.13%). The most common language spoken in North Chicago is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
