Found within zip codes: 60010
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About North Barrington
North Barrington is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,060 people and just one neighborhood, North Barrington is the 422nd largest community in Illinois.
North Barrington home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but North Barrington real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
North Barrington is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, North Barrington is a village of managers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North Barrington who work in management occupations (27.78%), sales jobs (17.89%) and healthcare (10.61%).
Also of interest is that North Barrington 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 North Barrington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.30% 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.
North Barrington 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, North Barrington’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in North Barrington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In North Barrington, the average commute to work is 35.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small village, North Barrington has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in North Barrington. 67.40% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in North Barrington in 2010 was $83,330, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $333,320 for a family of four.
The people who call North Barrington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Barrington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in North Barrington include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish and European.
The most common language spoken in North Barrington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.
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| RENTAL PRICE | Very high cost relative to IL, very high cost relative to the nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes and a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) and some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Urban Sophisticates and Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over) and some Mixed ages |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers and some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some East Asian, some Arabian and some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking and some Spanish speaking |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 70.5 | 51.3 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.6 | 18.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 14.2 | 22.9 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 9.7 | 4.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 15.7 | 44.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,685 | $71,343,000 | 53.7 |
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| STUDENT | $834 | $7,741,000 | 5.8 |
| STAFF | $451 | $4,187,000 | 3.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $153 | $1,422,000 | 1.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $619 | $5,747,000 | 4.3 |
| OPERATION | $1,077 | $9,998,000 | 7.5 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $864 | $8,018,000 | 6.0 |
| OTHER | $546 | $5,067,000 | 3.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $4,544 | $42,180,000 | 31.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,088 | $19,385,000 | 14.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $14,317 | $132,908,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 73.3 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 0.0 |
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| SINCE 1990 | 72.69% | 2.40% | 4 | 4 |
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