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.Wonder Lake is a blue-collar town, with 40.12% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wonder Lake 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, Wonder Lake has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wonder Lake’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. One downside of living in Wonder Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wonder Lake, the average commute to work is 32.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small village, Wonder Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Wonder Lake are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.10% of adults in Wonder Lake having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
