Batavia is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,917 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Batavia is the 91st largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some cities, Batavia isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Batavia are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Batavia is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Batavia who work in management occupations (15.47%), office and administrative support jobs (14.90%), and sales jobs (13.14%).

Also of interest is that Batavia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Batavia is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Batavia 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, Batavia really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Batavia perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, 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.

Batavia Information and Demographics

The citizens of Batavia are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 42.61% of adults in Batavia have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Batavia in 2000 was $27,783, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,132 for a family of four. However, Batavia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Batavia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Batavia is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Batavia include German, Irish, Italian, English, Swedish, Polish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Batavia is English. Some people also speak Spanish.