Vernon Hills is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 26,759 people and six associated neighborhoods, Vernon Hills is the 81st largest community in Illinois. Vernon Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Vernon Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Vernon Hills is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vernon Hills is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vernon Hills who work in management occupations (16.96%), business and financial occupations (11.65%), and sales jobs (10.79%). Also of interest is that Vernon 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 Vernon Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.62% 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. If knowledge is power, Vernon Hills is a pretty powerful place. 65.88% of the adults in Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills in 2022 was $58,875, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $235,500 for a family of four. Vernon Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Vernon Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vernon Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Vernon Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.94% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Vernon Hills include German, Italian, English, Polish, and Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Vernon Hills's cultural character, accounting for 32.53% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Vernon Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
