Orland Hills is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,642 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orland Hills is the 286th largest community in Illinois.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because of many things, Orland Hills 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, Orland Hills really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Orland Hills 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.

One downside of living in Orland Hills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.47 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Orland Hills citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.53% of adults in Orland Hills have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Orland Hills in 2018 was $38,048, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,192 for a family of four. However, Orland Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Orland Hills is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Orland Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orland Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Orland Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.00% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orland Hills include Irish, Palestinian, Polish, German, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Orland Hills's cultural character, accounting for 16.25% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Orland Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.