Woodridge is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 31,075 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Woodridge is the 66th largest community in Illinois.

Woodridge is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Woodridge is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodridge who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.11%), management occupations (12.55%), and sales jobs (12.47%).

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

In addition, Woodridge is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Woodridge is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Woodridge a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Woodridge has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Woodridge's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The village of Woodridge is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Woodridge Information and Demographics

The population of Woodridge is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.04% of adults in Woodridge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Woodridge in 2000 was $27,851, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,404 for a family of four. However, Woodridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Woodridge is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Woodridge home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Woodridge is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Woodridge include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, English, and Czech.

In addition, Woodridge has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.34%).

The most common language spoken in Woodridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.