Glenview is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 47,258 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Glenview is the 31st largest community in Illinois.

Glenview home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Glenview real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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

In Glenview, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Glenview use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Glenview‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Glenview is a pretty powerful place. 69.56% of the adults in Glenview have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Glenview in 2022 was $75,876, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $303,504 for a family of four.

Glenview is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glenview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenview residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glenview include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

In addition, Glenview has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.52%).

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