North Chicago is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 30,490 people and ten associated neighborhoods, North Chicago is the 63rd largest community in Illinois.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in North Chicago, employing 25.91% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Manufacturing industries employ 13.22% and 13.16% 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.23% 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. North Chicago’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of North Chicago spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.77 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of North Chicago are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.19% of adults in North Chicago having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in North Chicago in 2022 was $24,441, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,764 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 35.92% 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, Polish, Italian, and English. In addition, North Chicago has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.56%). The most common language spoken in North Chicago is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
