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Willow Springs, IL
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Willow Springs profile


Living in Willow Springs



Willow Springs is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,745 people and two associated neighborhoods, Willow Springs is the 310th largest community in Illinois.

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

A relatively large number of people in Willow Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Willow Springs 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, Willow Springs really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.62 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Willow Springs are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.51% of adults in Willow Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Willow Springs in 2018 was $58,433, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $233,732 for a family of four.

Willow Springs is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Willow Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willow Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Willow Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.05% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Willow Springs include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, and Lithuanian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Willow Springs's cultural character, accounting for 18.88% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Willow Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.