RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Most white-collar workforce, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 38.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Highwood, IL, up 93 places to #91.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01▲2Winnetka, ILIL12,51875.9%+7.3 pts

02▼1Glencoe, ILIL8,72475.3%+3.2 pts

03▲19South Barrington, ILIL5,07174.6%+6.1 pts

04Oak Brook, ILIL8,10873.9%+13.4 pts

05▲5Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67972.9%+14.0 pts

06▼4Wilmette, ILIL27,45972.4%+4.4 pts

07▲2Western Springs, ILIL13,58872.2%+11.1 pts

08▼1River Forest, ILIL11,39371.3%+6.7 pts

09▼3Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96371.0%+8.0 pts

10▲16Northfield, ILIL5,63270.4%+24.3 pts

11▼3Oak Park, ILIL52,82370.2%+6.8 pts

12▼1Hinsdale, ILIL17,57370.0%+3.7 pts

13▲1Lake Forest, ILIL19,73169.6%+12.7 pts

14▼2Deerfield, ILIL19,64268.7%+6.4 pts

15Northbrook, ILIL34,74468.6%+9.9 pts

16▲1Inverness, ILIL7,41868.0%+3.6 pts

17▼1Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56367.7%−0.5 pts

18▼5Highland Park, ILIL30,76767.4%+12.1 pts

19▲18Riverside, ILIL8,93967.3%+13.4 pts

20▼2Long Grove, ILIL8,34365.8%+7.8 pts

21▼2Libertyville, ILIL20,70165.7%+8.1 pts

22▲20Savoy, ILIL9,11365.4%−0.2 pts

23▲10Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81265.4%+7.5 pts

24▼3Evanston, ILIL76,38065.3%+3.2 pts

25▲24Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13065.3%+1.2 pts

26▼1Glenview, ILIL47,71165.0%+9.0 pts

27▲1La Grange, ILIL15,93564.8%+12.7 pts

28▼5Naperville, ILIL153,11464.4%+7.5 pts

29▲43Volo, ILIL6,80563.6%+23.3 pts

30▼25Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17962.7%−4.3 pts

31▼4Winfield, ILIL10,14662.5%+5.2 pts

32▲7Elmhurst, ILIL46,11162.3%+13.2 pts

33▼13Flossmoor, ILIL9,35862.3%−2.2 pts

34▲1Park Ridge, ILIL38,46362.0%+10.0 pts

35▲30Mahomet, ILIL10,51661.7%+19.4 pts

36▼4Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82561.6%+11.9 pts

37▼3Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26260.6%+19.2 pts

38▼9Barrington, ILIL10,58660.5%+1.1 pts

39▲61Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38160.2%+17.3 pts

40▼2Campton Hills, ILIL10,89460.0%+5.5 pts

41▲4Frankfort, ILIL21,36559.9%+5.4 pts

42▲10Chatham, ILIL14,57959.2%+11.2 pts

43▼19Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68159.0%−3.9 pts

44▼14Lisle, ILIL23,43259.0%+10.7 pts

45▼2Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.6%+9.2 pts

46▼15Urbana, ILIL39,71958.1%+7.8 pts

47▼6Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21658.0%+8.7 pts

48▼4Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75057.6%+3.1 pts

49▼3Wheaton, ILIL54,06556.9%+2.1 pts

50▲59Carterville, ILIL5,83956.0%+10.3 pts

51▼4La Grange Park, ILIL13,45355.7%+6.1 pts

52▲1Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86855.7%+6.9 pts

53▼17Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89855.6%+9.5 pts

54Geneva, ILIL21,13855.5%+6.3 pts

55▲23Lake Villa, ILIL8,69255.2%+8.8 pts

56▲52Spring Grove, ILIL5,52654.9%−0.4 pts

57▲19Edwardsville, ILIL26,46354.9%+8.2 pts

58▲26Palos Heights, ILIL12,08454.8%+6.3 pts

59▲3O'Fallon, ILIL32,65654.4%+9.7 pts

60▲3Gurnee, ILIL30,45854.3%+4.8 pts

61▲26Morton, ILIL17,56554.2%+7.1 pts

62▼14Plainfield, ILIL50,04354.1%+5.6 pts

63▼12Forest Park, ILIL13,82954.0%+12.8 pts

64▲39Washington, ILIL15,90253.8%+12.4 pts

65▼6Grayslake, ILIL21,14053.4%+5.1 pts

66Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03953.1%+3.6 pts

67▼27Columbia, ILIL10,86553.1%+12.6 pts

68▲6Swansea, ILIL14,35653.0%+11.2 pts

69▲12Westmont, ILIL24,15553.0%+8.9 pts

70▼6Batavia, ILIL26,58652.9%+3.7 pts

71▼21Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81052.6%+5.6 pts

72▼15Schaumburg, ILIL77,24952.3%+6.7 pts

73▼13Lombard, ILIL44,39952.2%+11.2 pts

74▼3Skokie, ILIL66,54452.0%+6.9 pts

75▼20West Dundee, ILIL8,57051.6%+10.5 pts

76▲35Elburn, ILIL7,08451.5%+18.2 pts

77▼10Champaign, ILIL91,19551.4%+5.2 pts

78▲19Huntley, ILIL29,13251.1%+9.9 pts

79▲47Troy, ILIL11,89350.9%+16.4 pts

80▼24Maryville, ILIL8,41350.9%+3.2 pts

81▼20Gilberts, ILIL9,08250.9%+4.4 pts

82▲17Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47650.6%+8.0 pts

83▼6Lemont, ILIL18,51350.5%+7.7 pts

84▲57Lakemoor, ILIL6,44950.5%+23.2 pts

85▲5Bloomington, ILIL78,80450.5%+7.9 pts

86▲47Matteson, ILIL18,54350.4%+5.7 pts

87▼18Morton Grove, ILIL24,58250.4%+5.5 pts

88▲41Highland, ILIL10,04250.2%+15.1 pts

89▲17Homewood, ILIL18,77350.0%+4.6 pts

90▼20Darien, ILIL22,03249.8%+2.1 pts

91▲93Highwood, ILIL5,32349.7%+10.0 pts

92▼19Orland Park, ILIL57,95449.7%+8.7 pts

93▼10Palatine, ILIL65,84249.5%+5.4 pts

94▼26Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85849.5%+6.7 pts

95▼37Willowbrook, ILIL9,12649.4%+1.5 pts

96▲2Chicago, ILIL2,731,58549.2%+12.9 pts

97▲92Countryside, ILIL6,26049.0%+17.3 pts

98▲26New Lenox, ILIL28,89349.0%+8.7 pts

99▲21Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20648.5%+15.6 pts

100▼12Algonquin, ILIL30,82448.1%+2.7 pts

101▲20Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28348.0%+7.3 pts

102▲26Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17547.9%+11.1 pts

103▲29Homer Glen, ILIL24,87347.9%+6.4 pts

104▼25Bartlett, ILIL40,85547.8%+4.2 pts

105▼10Shiloh, ILIL14,60447.6%+8.3 pts

106▲36Waterloo, ILIL11,13247.6%+14.9 pts

107▲39South Elgin, ILIL25,65647.0%+9.0 pts

108▼7Roselle, ILIL22,75646.8%+3.5 pts

109▼34St. Charles, ILIL33,59446.6%+1.9 pts

110▲6Peoria, ILIL110,92046.5%+8.0 pts

111▲40Itasca, ILIL9,48846.5%+6.4 pts

112▲26Antioch, ILIL15,00046.4%−0.9 pts

113▼31Willow Springs, ILIL5,78846.2%+7.3 pts

114▼29Roscoe, ILIL11,03446.1%+13.3 pts

115▼29Oswego, ILIL39,94846.0%+0.2 pts

116▲20Lockport, ILIL27,82245.9%+9.8 pts

117▼25Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39545.9%+6.0 pts

118▲39Wauconda, ILIL13,99345.7%+7.9 pts

119▼39Woodridge, ILIL34,02845.7%+4.7 pts

120▼8Warrenville, ILIL15,21145.7%+5.2 pts

121▼27Brookfield, ILIL18,87945.3%+7.1 pts

122▼5Carbondale, ILIL21,81145.1%+6.0 pts

123▼13Springfield, ILIL112,98945.0%+4.6 pts

124▼28Mount Zion, ILIL5,88045.0%+1.7 pts

125▲2Tinley Park, ILIL55,14044.9%+6.7 pts

126▼7Elk Grove, ILIL31,88544.9%+8.4 pts

127▼14Cary, ILIL17,93244.7%−3.0 pts

128▲92Hampshire, ILIL9,26644.3%+13.0 pts

129▲30Marion, ILIL17,14844.2%+10.1 pts

130▲31Rockton, ILIL7,87044.1%+2.5 pts

131▲4Godfrey, ILIL17,62044.1%+9.5 pts

132▲16Carol Stream, ILIL39,31544.1%+10.8 pts

133▲62Chillicothe, ILIL6,03343.9%+14.0 pts

134▼16Sycamore, ILIL19,08343.6%+4.3 pts

135▼33Normal, ILIL53,27543.6%+5.4 pts

136▲30Niles, ILIL30,44343.4%+11.9 pts

137▲17Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59043.4%+6.7 pts

138▼24Mokena, ILIL19,89743.4%+2.0 pts

139▲4Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64143.4%+10.7 pts

140▼36North Aurora, ILIL19,40643.3%+1.9 pts

141▼48Gages Lake, ILIL10,81943.3%+6.3 pts

142▼11Crete, ILIL8,34543.0%+5.0 pts

143▲13Eureka, ILIL5,12942.7%−0.4 pts

144▲6Mundelein, ILIL32,68042.5%+5.5 pts

145▼22Westchester, ILIL16,30042.4%+1.1 pts

146▲12North Riverside, ILIL7,16142.2%+5.6 pts

147Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80342.1%+6.8 pts

148▼26Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28842.0%+2.8 pts

149▼19Des Plaines, ILIL58,77241.8%+7.3 pts

150▼35Round Lake, ILIL18,52641.8%+2.3 pts

151▲41Island Lake, ILIL8,04741.6%+11.9 pts

152▼27Shorewood, ILIL18,53641.4%−2.9 pts

153▲35Geneseo, ILIL6,50541.4%+8.0 pts

154▲1Orland Hills, ILIL6,66341.2%+12.3 pts

155▲22Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69041.1%+7.5 pts

156▲69Effingham, ILIL12,40641.1%+12.2 pts

157▲33Channahon, ILIL14,53041.0%+10.4 pts

158▼19Johnsburg, ILIL6,44540.3%+4.6 pts

159▲26East Peoria, ILIL22,08839.9%+6.8 pts

160▼7Mascoutah, ILIL9,23939.8%+0.9 pts

161▲9Villa Park, ILIL21,88839.8%+6.0 pts

162▲59Coal City, ILIL5,83139.4%+10.7 pts

163▼56Yorkville, ILIL26,73039.1%+1.7 pts

164▲17Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55239.1%+8.0 pts

165▲26Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52538.8%+6.9 pts

166▼61Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21538.7%−2.9 pts

167▲15Norridge, ILIL14,80838.5%+9.7 pts

168▲40Glenwood, ILIL8,41638.4%+4.8 pts

169Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45038.4%+6.9 pts

170▲34Bethalto, ILIL9,20238.4%+9.1 pts

171▲41Harrisburg, ILIL7,92238.3%+9.3 pts

172▼4Silvis, ILIL7,97938.3%+12.8 pts

173▲29Aurora, ILIL181,50538.2%+5.3 pts

174▼85Monticello, ILIL6,08037.9%−0.1 pts

175▲28Richton Park, ILIL12,48337.7%−1.6 pts

176▼24Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56037.2%+2.5 pts

177▲32Moline, ILIL42,36237.2%+6.7 pts

178▼5Crestwood, ILIL10,52937.1%+12.2 pts

179▼34Minooka, ILIL12,89937.0%−6.5 pts

180▲13McHenry, ILIL29,21737.0%+3.7 pts

181▼41Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54537.0%−7.9 pts

182▲17Robinson, ILIL7,28337.0%+14.6 pts

183▲11Milan, ILIL5,02836.8%+15.6 pts

184▼21Wheeling, ILIL38,39136.8%+6.7 pts

185▼2Belleville, ILIL40,23736.8%+3.7 pts

186▼14Collinsville, ILIL23,71736.7%+3.7 pts

187▼16Manteno, ILIL9,20136.6%+4.0 pts

188▼24Fox Lake, ILIL10,84936.6%+5.2 pts

189▼98Jerseyville, ILIL8,40936.5%+7.9 pts

190▼14Oak Forest, ILIL26,79236.1%+4.7 pts

191▼16Montgomery, ILIL21,97836.0%+1.0 pts

192▲19Loves Park, ILIL23,71236.0%+6.4 pts

193▲100Midlothian, ILIL13,84135.8%+9.5 pts

194▼8Manhattan, ILIL10,94335.8%+2.6 pts

195▲45Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67535.7%+5.3 pts

196▲34Wood Dale, ILIL14,08135.6%+5.9 pts

197▼53Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76735.6%+4.8 pts

198▼20Woodstock, ILIL25,74035.6%+1.3 pts

199▼65Lynwood, ILIL9,29735.4%−5.2 pts

200▼40Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65835.4%−2.9 pts

201▲93South Beloit, ILIL7,99635.4%+11.4 pts

202▼28Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76135.3%+7.9 pts

203▲112Wilmington, ILIL5,61435.2%+12.8 pts

204▲76Romeoville, ILIL41,28135.1%+5.7 pts

205▲51Alton, ILIL25,01335.0%+5.2 pts

206▲10Greenville, ILIL7,46935.0%+1.0 pts

207▲15Quincy, ILIL38,91835.0%+5.7 pts

208▲67Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59334.8%+2.0 pts

209▼11South Holland, ILIL20,74934.7%−0.5 pts

210▲113Chester, ILIL6,84734.7%+12.9 pts

211▲87Bartonville, ILIL5,80434.5%+10.7 pts

212▼75Dixon, ILIL14,58234.3%+9.4 pts

213▼51Palos Hills, ILIL18,02834.3%+2.4 pts

214▲53Sterling, ILIL14,39434.3%+9.8 pts

215▼5Litchfield, ILIL6,59834.3%+7.9 pts

216▼67Carlinville, ILIL5,46534.3%+1.0 pts

217▼11Centralia, ILIL11,86334.3%+12.4 pts

218▲10Stickney, ILIL6,89734.1%+16.1 pts

219▼52Charleston, ILIL17,46634.0%+1.0 pts

220▲19Machesney Park, ILIL22,80534.0%+10.4 pts

221▼7Alsip, ILIL18,48334.0%+8.2 pts

222▼15Ottawa, ILIL18,68433.8%+4.7 pts

223▲27Murphysboro, ILIL6,97733.8%+0.6 pts

224▲60West Chicago, ILIL25,29633.8%+6.7 pts

225▼8Streamwood, ILIL38,27733.5%+1.0 pts

226▲33Lyons, ILIL10,43333.5%+11.3 pts

227▲25Peru, ILIL9,78033.4%+4.9 pts

228▲29Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10133.4%+4.9 pts

229▼29Macomb, ILIL14,53033.2%−1.5 pts

230▲49Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98933.2%+13.1 pts

231▲1Bradley, ILIL15,21433.1%+8.5 pts

232▲19Salem, ILIL7,03533.0%+0.5 pts

233▼14DeKalb, ILIL40,46732.6%−1.9 pts

234▼33Monee, ILIL5,11932.4%−3.4 pts

235▲56Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02432.4%+1.5 pts

236▲41Kewanee, ILIL12,11532.4%+11.7 pts

237▲31Sandwich, ILIL7,38032.2%+4.9 pts

238▲28North Chicago, ILIL34,05032.2%+7.3 pts

239▼5Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65532.0%+4.7 pts

240▼13Rock Island, ILIL36,22532.0%+1.2 pts

241▼61Herrin, ILIL12,26831.9%+1.7 pts

242▼45Park Forest, ILIL21,07931.7%−2.6 pts

243▲2Freeport, ILIL23,20231.6%+6.6 pts

244▲30Berwyn, ILIL55,00131.6%+6.2 pts

245▼10Decatur, ILIL67,88431.6%+2.0 pts

246▼10Clinton, ILIL6,78131.5%+10.4 pts

247▼16Elgin, ILIL115,47631.4%+3.6 pts

248▼7Carpentersville, ILIL37,04531.2%+6.8 pts

249▼34Hillsboro, ILIL6,18431.1%−1.9 pts

250▲51Beach Park, ILIL14,11431.1%+0.4 pts

251▲4Mattoon, ILIL16,66731.0%+7.0 pts

252▲31Hanover Park, ILIL36,56830.9%+6.9 pts

253▲11Joliet, ILIL152,24130.8%+4.7 pts

254▼17Jacksonville, ILIL17,75230.7%−0.9 pts

255▲41Olney, ILIL8,34730.7%+0.6 pts

256▲34Marengo, ILIL7,73730.7%+0.9 pts

257▼44Galesburg, ILIL28,58130.5%+4.6 pts

258▲60Justice, ILIL12,28530.4%+7.4 pts

259▼94Taylorville, ILIL10,52230.3%+3.2 pts

260▼2Pana, ILIL5,01030.2%+13.1 pts

261▲4Pekin, ILIL31,27730.2%+1.6 pts

262▲10Rockford, ILIL147,38430.1%+2.0 pts

263▼40Berkeley, ILIL5,14130.1%+1.0 pts

264▼11Steger, ILIL9,35230.0%+6.9 pts

265▼27Addison, ILIL35,75830.0%+3.6 pts

266▼12Lansing, ILIL28,06830.0%+1.1 pts

267▼19Mendota, ILIL6,89429.8%+14.0 pts

268▼50Princeton, ILIL7,67429.7%+3.7 pts

269▼25Plano, ILIL12,67729.7%+0.7 pts

270▲25Dolton, ILIL20,67129.6%+4.6 pts

271▼84Benton, ILIL6,55829.6%+4.9 pts

272▼2Morris, ILIL14,66929.4%+2.8 pts

273▼27Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18729.3%+2.4 pts

274▲25Calumet City, ILIL34,79829.2%+6.5 pts

275▲44Sauk, ILIL9,62429.2%+4.1 pts

276▼34Lincoln, ILIL12,98129.1%+2.0 pts

277▼14Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03629.0%+1.0 pts

278▼18Markham, ILIL11,27429.0%+7.2 pts

279▼10East Moline, ILIL20,45328.7%−0.9 pts

280▲26Wood River, ILIL10,22428.6%+2.3 pts

281▲5Danville, ILIL28,13828.6%+1.0 pts

282▲3Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44828.4%–

283▼22Paris, ILIL8,02628.4%+5.8 pts

284▼11Genoa, ILIL5,54728.4%+1.9 pts

285▼7Waukegan, ILIL87,94028.1%+8.1 pts

286▼37Rochelle, ILIL9,49828.0%+8.4 pts

287▼5Crest Hill, ILIL20,69528.0%−1.3 pts

288▼83Broadview, ILIL7,87127.8%+1.7 pts

289▼93Canton, ILIL13,29727.6%+1.1 pts

290▲32Bellwood, ILIL18,11627.5%+7.6 pts

291▲30Granite City, ILIL26,80727.3%+4.0 pts

292▼3Worth, ILIL10,69627.3%+3.8 pts

293▼17River Grove, ILIL10,40927.3%+0.8 pts

294▲10Belvidere, ILIL25,46227.2%+7.0 pts

295▼116University Park, ILIL7,01927.2%−2.4 pts

296▲28Rock Falls, ILIL8,52126.7%+7.5 pts

297▲16Maywood, ILIL23,33026.6%+4.7 pts

298▲9Kankakee, ILIL23,40026.6%+6.1 pts

299▲18Braidwood, ILIL6,25926.6%+4.2 pts

300▲8Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88726.5%+2.9 pts

301▲10Hillside, ILIL8,14026.4%+0.5 pts

302▼14Zion, ILIL24,44726.3%+1.3 pts

303▼32Schiller Park, ILIL11,31726.2%+5.2 pts

304▼12Riverdale, ILIL10,28026.1%−0.9 pts

305▼81Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72326.1%+2.4 pts

306▲10West Frankfort, ILIL7,10525.8%+2.7 pts

307▼64Monmouth, ILIL8,59925.7%+4.2 pts

308▲6Franklin Park, ILIL18,04525.4%+8.9 pts

309▼62Vandalia, ILIL7,10825.1%−5.5 pts

310▲10Blue Island, ILIL21,80525.0%+6.0 pts

311▲24Harvard, ILIL9,50425.0%+6.2 pts

312▼83East Alton, ILIL5,62124.9%+6.2 pts

313▼1Pontiac, ILIL10,80624.9%+3.6 pts

314▼11Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50824.7%−1.2 pts

315▼18LaSalle, ILIL9,38824.5%+0.8 pts

316▼16Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90224.3%+2.4 pts

317▼36Spring Valley, ILIL5,40823.7%+2.3 pts

318▼85Calumet Park, ILIL6,77223.5%−0.3 pts

319▼93Bridgeview, ILIL16,52123.5%+6.4 pts

320▼15Burbank, ILIL28,57822.2%+3.5 pts

321▼12Rantoul, ILIL11,99121.5%−2.2 pts

322▼60Metropolis, ILIL5,72721.2%0.0 pts

323▼21Bensenville, ILIL18,52521.1%+1.2 pts

324▼37Du Quoin, ILIL5,56921.0%−9.0 pts

325▲5Summit, ILIL10,75321.0%+5.6 pts

326▲1Streator, ILIL12,19020.1%+3.3 pts

327Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87419.9%–

328▲1East St. Louis, ILIL17,68219.9%−0.2 pts

329▼1Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84418.9%+3.1 pts

330▲1Cicero, ILIL81,85818.7%+6.8 pts

331▲1Melrose Park, ILIL23,93618.3%+2.6 pts

332▲1Park City, ILIL7,89317.9%+3.0 pts

333▼7Northlake, ILIL12,46217.2%+0.6 pts

334Beardstown, ILIL5,69116.9%+0.1 pts

335▼10Harvey, ILIL19,84916.3%+0.4 pts

336▼26Posen, ILIL5,40510.5%−5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES