Winthrop Harbor is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,617 people and two associated neighborhoods, Winthrop Harbor is the 289th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages, Winthrop Harbor isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Winthrop Harbor are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winthrop Harbor is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Winthrop Harbor who work in office and administrative support (18.93%), management occupations (14.40%), and sales jobs (9.90%). Also of interest is that Winthrop Harbor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because of many things, Winthrop Harbor 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, Winthrop Harbor really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Winthrop Harbor 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. One downside of living in Winthrop Harbor, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.27 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Winthrop Harbor overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Winthrop Harbor, 24.94% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Winthrop Harbor in 2022 was $47,907, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,628 for a family of four. However, Winthrop Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winthrop Harbor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Winthrop Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winthrop Harbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winthrop Harbor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.13% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winthrop Harbor include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Greek. The most common language spoken in Winthrop Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
