Norridge is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 14,769 people and three associated neighborhoods, Norridge is the 161st largest community in Illinois.
Norridge real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Norridge house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Norridge 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: 7.55% 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 Norridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.31 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of people in Norridge who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.81% of adults in Norridge have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Norridge in 2022 was $45,038, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,152 for a family of four. However, Norridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Norridge is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Norridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Norridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.35% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Norridge include Polish, Italian, Irish, German, and Greek.
Norridge also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.99%.
The most common language spoken in Norridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.