Vernon Hills, IL real estate and demographic information

About Vernon Hills

Vernon Hills is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 25,211 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Vernon Hills is the 90th largest community in Illinois.

Vernon Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Vernon Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Vernon Hills is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vernon Hills is a village of professionals, sales and office workers and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vernon Hills who work in sales jobs (15.03%), management occupations (14.59%) and office and administrative support (11.86%).

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

In addition, Vernon Hills is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Vernon Hills 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, Vernon Hills’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Vernon Hills is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Vernon Hills area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Vernon Hills Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Vernon Hills. 56.13% 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 Vernon Hills in 2010 was $40,411, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,644 for a family of four.

Vernon Hills is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Vernon Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vernon Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Vernon Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.39% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Vernon Hills include German, Irish, Russian, Italian, Polish and English.

In addition, Vernon Hills has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.05%).

The languages spoken by people in Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Russian, Korean and Chinese.