Wilmette is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 27,264 people and six associated neighborhoods, Wilmette is the 73rd largest community in Illinois.

Wilmette home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Wilmette real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Wilmette has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Wilmette is also a village of artists. Wilmette has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wilmette’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.28% 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, Wilmette is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Wilmette 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, Wilmette really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wilmette 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 Wilmette is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wilmette, the average commute to work is 33.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Wilmette use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Wilmette‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Wilmette is a pretty powerful place. 83.51% of the adults in Wilmette 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 Wilmette in 2022 was $103,076, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $412,304 for a family of four.

Wilmette is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wilmette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilmette residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wilmette include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

In addition, Wilmette has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.28%).

The most common language spoken in Wilmette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.