Skokie is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 65,850 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Skokie is the 19th largest community in Illinois.

Skokie real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Skokie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Skokie 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 Skokie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.33% 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Skokie use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Skokie‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Skokie, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Skokie is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.80% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Skokie in 2022 was $46,534, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,136 for a family of four. However, Skokie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Skokie is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Skokie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Skokie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Skokie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.00% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Skokie include German, Irish, Polish, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, and English.

In addition, Skokie has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.47%).

The most common language spoken in Skokie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.