Elmhurst is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 42,959 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Elmhurst is the 34th largest community in Illinois.

Elmhurst is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.82% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Elmhurst is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmhurst who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.22%), sales jobs (14.35%), and management occupations (13.79%).

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

In addition, Elmhurst 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, Elmhurst is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Elmhurst 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 city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Elmhurst has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Elmhurst's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Elmhurst Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Elmhurst, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Elmhurst is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 45.12% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Elmhurst in 2000 was $32,015, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,060 for a family of four. However, Elmhurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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