Wonder Lake is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,463 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wonder Lake is the 402nd largest community in Illinois. Wonder Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Wonder Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Wonder Lake, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.12% of Wonder Lake’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Wonder Lake is a village of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Wonder Lake who work in office and administrative support (11.16%), sales jobs (8.13%), and healthcare (7.92%). Also of interest is that Wonder Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Wonder Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Wonder Lake 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, Wonder Lake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wonder Lake 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 Wonder Lake, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.92 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small village, Wonder Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Wonder Lake citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.10% of adults in Wonder Lake have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Wonder Lake in 2022 was $44,168, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,672 for a family of four. However, Wonder Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wonder Lake is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wonder Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wonder Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wonder Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.49% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wonder Lake include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wonder Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
