Grayslake, IL

LIVING IN GRAYSLAKE

Grayslake is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 20,725 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Grayslake is the 119th largest community in Illinois.  Get in touch with one of the Top rated Realtors Gurnee IL by clicking HERE or calling the number below.

Grayslake real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Grayslake house values don’t compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.  Find the Top rated Realtors Gurnee IL on this website.

Grayslake is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 88.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Grayslake is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grayslake who work in management occupations (15.00%), sales jobs (13.83%), and office and administrative support (11.03%).

Also of interest is that Grayslake 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 Grayslake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.71% 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.

Because of many things, Grayslake 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, Grayslake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Grayslake 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.  Top rated Realtors Gurnee IL

In Grayslake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.53 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Grayslake use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Grayslake‘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, Grayslake is a pretty powerful place. 51.90% of the adults in Grayslake 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.  Top rated Realtors Gurnee IL

The per capita income in Grayslake in 2018 was $41,590, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,360 for a family of four. However, Grayslake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Grayslake is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Grayslake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grayslake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Grayslake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.10% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Grayslake include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Grayslake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog. Top rated Realtors Gurnee IL