Libertyville, IL real estate and demographic information

About Libertyville

Libertyville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 20,395 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Libertyville is the 121st largest community in Illinois.

Libertyville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Libertyville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Libertyville is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 91.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Libertyville is a village of professionals, sales and office workers and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Libertyville who work in management occupations (17.99%), sales jobs (16.42%) and office and administrative support (10.32%).

Also of interest is that Libertyville 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 Libertyville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.48% 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, Libertyville 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.

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

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Libertyville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Libertyville‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Libertyville Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Libertyville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Libertyville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.66% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Libertyville in 2010 was $49,216, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,864 for a family of four.

The people who call Libertyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Libertyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Libertyville include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English and European.

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