Skokie is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 66,422 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Skokie is the 19th largest community in Illinois.

Skokie real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Skokie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Skokie 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: 10.72% 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.

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

Skokie is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.36% of adults in Skokie have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Skokie in 2018 was $39,196, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,784 for a family of four. However, Skokie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Skokie is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Skokie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Skokie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Skokie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.97% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Skokie include German, Irish, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Polish, and Russian.

Skokie also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.97%.

The most common language spoken in Skokie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.