Mundelein is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 30,588 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Mundelein is the 67th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some villages, Mundelein isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mundelein are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mundelein is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mundelein who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.68%), management occupations (12.46%), and sales jobs (10.34%).

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

In addition, Mundelein 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, Mundelein is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mundelein 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, Mundelein has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mundelein's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For the size of the village, public transportation in Mundelein is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Mundelein, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Mundelein Information and Demographics

The citizens of Mundelein are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.87% of adults in Mundelein have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mundelein in 2000 was $26,280, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,120 for a family of four. However, Mundelein contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mundelein is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mundelein home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mundelein is White, followed by Asian. Mundelein also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.18% of the village's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mundelein include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mundelein's cultural character, accounting for 23.83% of the village's population.

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