Glencoe is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,827 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Glencoe is the 229th largest community in Illinois.

Glencoe is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glencoe is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glencoe who work in management occupations (23.29%), sales jobs (16.12%), and business and financial occupations (11.38%).

Of important note, Glencoe is also a village of artists. Glencoe has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Glencoe's character.

Also of interest is that Glencoe 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 Glencoe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.38% 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.

In addition, Glencoe 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.

Glencoe is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Glencoe's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Glencoe is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Glencoe, the average commute to work is 32.84 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Glencoe Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glencoe, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glencoe is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 79.74% 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 Glencoe in 2000 was $88,059, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $352,236 for a family of four. However, Glencoe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Glencoe is English.