Orland Hills is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,642 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orland Hills is the 286th largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Orland Hills 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 Orland Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.09% 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.
Orland Hills is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Orland Hills’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Orland Hills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.47 minutes every day commuting to work.
The citizens of Orland Hills are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.53% of adults in Orland Hills have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Orland Hills in 2022 was $38,048, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,192 for a family of four. However, Orland Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Orland Hills is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Orland Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orland Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Orland Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.00% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orland Hills include Irish, Palestinian, Polish, German, and Italian.
Orland Hills also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.25%.
The most common language spoken in Orland Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.