Wilmette is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 27,264 people and six associated neighborhoods, Wilmette is the 73rd largest community in Illinois. Wilmette home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Wilmette real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Wilmette is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wilmette is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilmette who work in management occupations (19.09%), sales jobs (12.32%), and business and financial occupations (11.70%). Also of interest is that Wilmette has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Wilmette is also a village of artists. Wilmette has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wilmette’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.28% 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. In addition, Wilmette 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. Because of many things, Wilmette is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wilmette 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, Wilmette has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wilmette’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Wilmette is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wilmette, the average commute to work is 33.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Wilmette is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Wilmette area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wilmette, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wilmette is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 83.51% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Wilmette in 2022 was $103,076, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $412,304 for a family of four. Wilmette is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wilmette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilmette residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wilmette include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. Wilmette also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.28%. The most common language spoken in Wilmette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
