Lincolnwood is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,359 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Lincolnwood is the 184th largest community in Illinois.

Lincolnwood is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 88.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lincolnwood is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lincolnwood who work in sales jobs (17.26%), management occupations (14.10%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.03%).

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

In addition, Lincolnwood 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.

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

Lincolnwood Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lincolnwood, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lincolnwood is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 48.22% 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 Lincolnwood in 2000 was $35,911, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,644 for a family of four. However, Lincolnwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lincolnwood is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lincolnwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lincolnwood is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lincolnwood include Greek, Russian, Polish, German, Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac, Irish, Romanian, and Italian.

In addition, Lincolnwood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (34.11%).

The languages spoken by people in Lincolnwood 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 Lincolnwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek, Korean, Spanish, Other Indo-European languages, Tagalog, Urdu, Gujarathi, and Russian.