Litchfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,614 people and two associated neighborhoods, Litchfield is the 290th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Litchfield 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: 8.43% 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.

Being a small city, Litchfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Litchfield overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Litchfield, 23.98% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Litchfield in 2022 was $32,741, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,964 for a family of four. However, Litchfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Litchfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Litchfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Litchfield include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Litchfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.