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South Holland, IL
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South Holland profile


Living in South Holland



South Holland is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 20,685 people and six associated neighborhoods, South Holland is the 113th largest community in Illinois.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.22% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 South Holland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.08 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

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

The overall education level of South Holland is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.87% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in South Holland in 2018 was $32,999, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,996 for a family of four. However, South Holland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

South Holland is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call South Holland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Holland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in South Holland include Dutch, Nigerian, German, Polish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in South Holland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.