Lynwood is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,025 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lynwood is the 239th largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Lynwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.94% 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.
In Lynwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.90 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.
In Lynwood, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Lynwood is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Lynwood citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.56% of adults in Lynwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lynwood in 2022 was $35,112, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,448 for a family of four. However, Lynwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lynwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lynwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lynwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lynwood include German, Polish, Nigerian, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lynwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.