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Litchfield, IL
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Living in Litchfield



Litchfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,706 people and two associated neighborhoods, Litchfield is the 290th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Litchfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Litchfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Litchfield has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Litchfield has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Litchfield than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Litchfield may be for you.

Being a small city, Litchfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Litchfield is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.20% of adults 25 and older in Litchfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Litchfield in 2018 was $29,613, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,452 for a family of four. However, Litchfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Litchfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Litchfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Litchfield include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Litchfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.


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