Romeoville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 40,955 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Romeoville is the 41st largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Romeoville, 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 Romeoville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Romeoville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Romeoville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,022.00.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Romeoville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Romeoville is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Romeoville who work in office and administrative support (12.18%), management occupations (10.16%), and sales jobs (9.95%). Also of interest is that Romeoville 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: 10.93% 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. In Romeoville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Romeoville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.11% of adults in Romeoville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Romeoville in 2022 was $35,977, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,908 for a family of four. However, Romeoville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Romeoville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Romeoville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Romeoville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Romeoville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.70% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Romeoville include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Romeoville's cultural character, accounting for 20.24% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Romeoville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
