Normal is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 52,838 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Normal is the 28th largest community in Illinois.Normal is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.95% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Normal is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Normal who work in sales jobs (12.74%), office and administrative support (9.73%), and business and financial occupations (8.71%). Also of interest is that Normal 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: 11.49% 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 Normal has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Normal lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Normal is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Normal people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Normal spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.80 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Normal, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Normal is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.88% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Normal in 2022 was $34,466, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,864 for a family of four. However, Normal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Normal is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Normal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Normal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Normal include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Normal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
