Northfield is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,625 people and two associated neighborhoods, Northfield is the 314th largest community in Illinois. Northfield home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Northfield real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Northfield is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 97.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Northfield is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in management occupations (23.26%), business and financial occupations (18.86%), and sales jobs (15.57%). Also of interest is that Northfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 30.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Because of many things, Northfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Northfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Northfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Northfield, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Northfield is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Northfield. 80.66% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Northfield in 2022 was $111,184, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $444,736 for a family of four. Northfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Northfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Northfield include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
