Because of many things, Winthrop Harbor is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Winthrop Harbor really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Winthrop Harbor perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Winthrop Harbor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of Winthrop Harbor overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Winthrop Harbor, 24.94% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Winthrop Harbor in 2018 was $47,907, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,628 for a family of four. However, Winthrop Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Winthrop Harbor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Winthrop Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winthrop Harbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winthrop Harbor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.13% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winthrop Harbor include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Greek.
The most common language spoken in Winthrop Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
