Grayslake is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,479 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Grayslake is the 129th largest community in Illinois.

Grayslake is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 86.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Grayslake is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grayslake who work in management occupations (17.15%), office and administrative support jobs (15.09%), and sales jobs (11.79%).

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

In addition, Grayslake 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.

In Grayslake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.65 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Grayslake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Grayslake Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Grayslake, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Grayslake is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.81% 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 Grayslake in 2000 was $28,898, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,592 for a family of four. However, Grayslake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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