Schaumburg is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 74,511 people and 20 constituent neighborhoods, Schaumburg is the 14th largest community in Illinois.

Schaumburg is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Schaumburg is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Schaumburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.16%), sales jobs (14.07%), and management occupations (12.08%).

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

In addition, Schaumburg 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, Schaumburg is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Schaumburg 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, Schaumburg has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Schaumburg's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Schaumburg Information and Demographics

The population of Schaumburg is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.88% of adults in Schaumburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Schaumburg in 2000 was $30,587, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,348 for a family of four. However, Schaumburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Schaumburg is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Schaumburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Schaumburg is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Schaumburg include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English.

In addition, Schaumburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.14%).

The languages spoken by people in Schaumburg are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Schaumburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Polish, and Korean.