South Holland is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 20,685 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 professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in South Holland who work in office and administrative support (14.92%), management occupations (12.98%), and sales jobs (8.93%). Also of interest is that South Holland 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: 11.22% 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. In South Holland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.08 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Like elsewhere in America, most people in South Holland use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of South Holland‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The overall education level of South Holland is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.87% 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 $32,999, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,996 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. Important ancestries of people in South Holland include Dutch, Nigerian, German, Polish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in South Holland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
