Libertyville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 20,402 people and six associated neighborhoods, Libertyville is the 118th largest community in Illinois. Libertyville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Libertyville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Libertyville is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 93.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Libertyville is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Libertyville who work in management occupations (25.93%), sales jobs (11.22%), and business and financial occupations (10.14%). Also of interest is that Libertyville 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: 22.48% 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. In addition, Libertyville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Libertyville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Libertyville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Libertyville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Libertyville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Libertyville‘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, Libertyville is a pretty powerful place. 72.05% of the adults in Libertyville 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 Libertyville in 2022 was $81,231, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $324,924 for a family of four. Libertyville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Libertyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Libertyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Libertyville include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Libertyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
