Yorkville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 24,693 people and three associated neighborhoods, Yorkville is the 112th largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Yorkville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Yorkville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Yorkville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Yorkville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $108,775.00. Yorkville real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Yorkville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Yorkville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Yorkville is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yorkville who work in management occupations (13.17%), office and administrative support (9.85%), and sales jobs (9.84%). Also of interest is that Yorkville 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: 12.24% 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. Because of many things, Yorkville 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, Yorkville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Yorkville 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 Yorkville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.25 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Yorkville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.67% of adults in Yorkville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Yorkville in 2022 was $47,663, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $190,652 for a family of four. Yorkville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yorkville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yorkville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Yorkville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yorkville include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Yorkville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
