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.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Holland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Holland is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Holland who work in office and administrative support (15.21%), management occupations (10.78%), and business and financial occupations (7.39%). 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.92 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, South Holland is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.00% of adults 25 and older in the village 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.
