Naperville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 149,936 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Naperville is the fourth largest community in Illinois. Naperville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Naperville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Naperville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Naperville is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Naperville who work in management occupations (18.23%), sales jobs (11.87%), and business and financial occupations (10.62%). Also of interest is that Naperville 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: 23.50% 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. Because of many things, Naperville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Naperville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Naperville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Naperville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Naperville, the average commute to work is 31.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Naperville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Naperville‘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.If knowledge is power, Naperville is a pretty powerful place. 70.86% of the adults in Naperville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Naperville in 2022 was $67,706, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $270,824 for a family of four. Naperville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Naperville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Naperville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Naperville include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Naperville's cultural character, accounting for 21.93% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Naperville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
