Northfield is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 3,531 people and four associated neighborhoods, Northfield is the 344th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Northfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Northfield is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in office and administrative support (11.21%), sales jobs (8.24%), and management occupations (8.19%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Northfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.40% 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. Being a small village, Northfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Northfield overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Northfield, 24.04% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Northfield in 2022 was $31,137, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,548 for a family of four. However, Northfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Northfield is a very 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Northfield include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.
