Glen Ellyn is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 28,347 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Glen Ellyn is the 72nd largest community in Illinois. Glen Ellyn home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Glen Ellyn real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Glen Ellyn is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Glen Ellyn is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Ellyn who work in management occupations (15.93%), sales jobs (12.21%), and business and financial occupations (10.77%). Also of interest is that Glen Ellyn 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: 28.24% 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. Because of many things, Glen Ellyn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Glen Ellyn 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, Glen Ellyn has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Glen Ellyn’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Glen Ellyn use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Glen Ellyn‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Glen Ellyn is a pretty powerful place. 68.31% of the adults in Glen Ellyn have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Glen Ellyn in 2022 was $73,337, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $293,348 for a family of four. Glen Ellyn is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glen Ellyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Ellyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glen Ellyn include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Glen Ellyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
