Glenview is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 41,679 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Glenview is the 38th largest community in Illinois.

Glenview is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glenview is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glenview who work in sales jobs (16.18%), management occupations (15.84%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.97%).

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

In addition, Glenview 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, Glenview 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, Glenview really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Glenview 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.

Glenview Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Glenview. 55.93% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Glenview in 2000 was $43,384, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,536 for a family of four. However, Glenview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Glenview is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glenview home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Glenview is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glenview include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, Russian, English, Greek, and Swedish.

In addition, Glenview has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.50%).

The languages spoken by people in Glenview are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Glenview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Korean, Russian, Polish, and Greek.