Westmont is a medium-sized town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 25,797 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Westmont is the 83rd largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Westmont is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Westmont is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westmont who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.08%), sales jobs (14.44%), and management occupations (9.15%).

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

In addition, Westmont is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Westmont is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Westmont Information and Demographics

The population of Westmont 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: 36.85% of adults in Westmont have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Westmont in 2000 was $26,664, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,656 for a family of four.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Westmont's cultural character, accounting for 19.72% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Westmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.