Streamwood is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 38,151 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Streamwood is the 44th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Streamwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Streamwood is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Streamwood who work in office and administrative support (13.70%), sales jobs (10.33%), and management occupations (8.45%). Also of interest is that Streamwood 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: 10.31% 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. One downside of living in Streamwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Streamwood, the average commute to work is 30.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Streamwood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.52% of adults in Streamwood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Streamwood in 2022 was $36,515, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,060 for a family of four. However, Streamwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Streamwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Streamwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Streamwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Streamwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.25% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Streamwood include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Streamwood's cultural character, accounting for 30.56% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Streamwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
