Northfield is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,543 people and two associated neighborhoods, Northfield is the 314th largest community in Illinois. Northfield home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Northfield real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Northfield is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Northfield is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in sales jobs (20.38%), management occupations (19.22%), and business and financial occupations (16.46%). Also of interest is that Northfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Northfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.70% 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. In addition, Northfield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Northfield 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, Northfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Northfield 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. In Northfield, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Northfield is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Northfield is a pretty powerful place. 81.73% of the adults in Northfield 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 Northfield in 2022 was $116,824, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $467,296 for a family of four. Northfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Northfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Northfield include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Korean.
