Elk Grove Village is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 31,659 people and five associated neighborhoods, Elk Grove Village is the 58th largest community in Illinois.
Elk Grove Village real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Elk Grove Village house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Elk Grove Village 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: 12.70% 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.
Elk Grove Village is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.17% of adults in Elk Grove Village have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Elk Grove Village in 2022 was $44,953, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,812 for a family of four. However, Elk Grove Village contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elk Grove Village is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Elk Grove Village home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elk Grove Village residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Elk Grove Village also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.99% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elk Grove Village include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English.
In addition, Elk Grove Village has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.00%).
The most common language spoken in Elk Grove Village is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.