Glenview is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 46,904 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Glenview is the 31st largest community in Illinois.
Glenview home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Glenview real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Glenview 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: 19.53% 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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Glenview is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Glenview area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
If knowledge is power, Glenview is a pretty powerful place. 68.08% of the adults in Glenview 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 Glenview in 2022 was $78,412, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $313,648 for a family of four.
Glenview is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glenview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenview residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glenview include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.
In addition, Glenview has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.47%).
The most common language spoken in Glenview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.