Skokie is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 65,497 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Skokie is the 19th largest community in Illinois. Skokie real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Skokie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Skokie is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Skokie is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Skokie who work in management occupations (12.02%), healthcare (11.86%), and sales jobs (10.81%). Also of interest is that Skokie 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: 13.98% 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Skokie is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Skokie area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Skokie is a pretty powerful place. 50.95% of the adults in Skokie 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 Skokie in 2022 was $43,338, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,352 for a family of four. However, Skokie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Skokie is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Skokie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Skokie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Skokie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.05% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Skokie include German, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Irish, Polish, and Italian. Skokie also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.32%. The most common language spoken in Skokie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
