Northbrook is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 33,425 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Northbrook is the 60th largest community in Illinois.

Northbrook is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 94.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Northbrook is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northbrook who work in sales jobs (19.04%), management occupations (17.36%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.59%).

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

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

In addition, Northbrook is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Northbrook is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Northbrook a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Northbrook has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Northbrook's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Northbrook Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Northbrook is a pretty powerful place. 62.20% of the adults in Northbrook have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Northbrook in 2000 was $50,765, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $203,060 for a family of four. However, Northbrook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Northbrook home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Northbrook is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Northbrook include German, Russian, Irish, Polish, English, Italian, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Northbrook's cultural character, accounting for 15.23% of the village's population.

The most common language spoken in Northbrook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Russian.