About Northfield

Northfield is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,487 people and just one neighborhood, Northfield is the 301st largest community in Illinois.

Northfield is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 91.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Northfield is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in sales jobs (20.38%), management occupations (16.10%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.88%).

Of important note, Northfield is also a village of artists. Northfield has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Northfield's character.

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

In addition, Northfield 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.

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

Northfield is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Northfield Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Northfield is a pretty powerful place. 68.13% of the adults in Northfield 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 Northfield in 2000 was $63,857, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,428 for a family of four. However, Northfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Polish.