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.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in North Chicago, employing 27.46% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Manufacturing industries employ 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 education level of North Chicago citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.13% of adults 25 and older in North Chicago have a college 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.

In addition, North Chicago has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.13%).

The most common language spoken in North Chicago is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.