South Holland is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 20,775 people and six associated neighborhoods, South Holland is the 113th largest community in Illinois.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.50% 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 downside of living in South Holland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In South Holland, the average commute to work is 33.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in South Holland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.00% of adults in South Holland have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in South Holland in 2022 was $34,383, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,532 for a family of four. However, South Holland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Holland is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call South Holland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Holland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. South Holland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.41% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South Holland include Dutch, Nigerian, Polish, German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in South Holland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.