Woodridge is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 33,587 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Woodridge is the 55th largest community in Illinois. Woodridge real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Woodridge house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Woodridge is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Woodridge is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodridge who work in office and administrative support (12.84%), sales jobs (11.35%), and management occupations (10.54%). Also of interest is that Woodridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Overall, Woodridge’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. In Woodridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.57 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. For the size of the village, public transportation in Woodridge is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Woodridge, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The education level of Woodridge ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Woodridge, 46.95% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Woodridge in 2022 was $48,262, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,048 for a family of four. However, Woodridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Woodridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Woodridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.70% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodridge include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Woodridge's cultural character, accounting for 21.02% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Woodridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
