Elmhurst is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 42,959 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Elmhurst is the 34th largest community in Illinois.

Elmhurst is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.82% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Elmhurst is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmhurst who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.22%), sales jobs (14.35%), and management occupations (13.79%).

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

In addition, Elmhurst 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, Elmhurst is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Elmhurst 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 city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Elmhurst has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Elmhurst's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Elmhurst Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Elmhurst is a pretty powerful place. 45.12% of the adults in Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst in 2000 was $32,015, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,060 for a family of four. However, Elmhurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Elmhurst is English. Some people also speak Spanish.