Lake Bluff is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,093 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Lake Bluff is the 281st largest community in Illinois.

Lake Bluff is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Bluff is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Bluff who work in management occupations (20.16%), sales jobs (20.16%), and business and financial occupations (11.08%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Lake Bluff is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Lake Bluff 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, Lake Bluff's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Lake Bluff, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small village, Lake Bluff doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Lake Bluff Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Lake Bluff is a pretty powerful place. 72.91% of the adults in Lake Bluff have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Lake Bluff in 2000 was $54,824, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,296 for a family of four. However, Lake Bluff contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Lake Bluff is English.