North Chicago is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 30,416 people and ten associated neighborhoods, North Chicago is the 63rd largest community in Illinois.North Chicago is a military town: the armed forces employs 27.46% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Manufacturing are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 13.08% and 12.88% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that North Chicago 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: 20.03% 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. One of the benefits of North Chicago is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.24 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of adults in North Chicago who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.13% of the adults in North Chicago have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in North Chicago in 2022 was $24,750, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,000 for a family of four. However, North Chicago contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Chicago is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Chicago home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in North Chicago, accounting for 38.63% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of North Chicago residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Chicago include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of North Chicago's cultural character, accounting for 18.13% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in North Chicago is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
