Winthrop Harbor is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,594 people and two associated neighborhoods, Winthrop Harbor is the 289th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages, Winthrop Harbor isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Winthrop Harbor are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winthrop Harbor is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winthrop Harbor who work in office and administrative support (18.22%), management occupations (14.43%), and sales jobs (8.72%). Also of interest is that Winthrop Harbor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Winthrop Harbor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Winthrop Harbor is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Winthrop Harbor are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.37% of adults in Winthrop Harbor having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Winthrop Harbor in 2022 was $47,771, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,084 for a family of four. However, Winthrop Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winthrop Harbor is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Winthrop Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winthrop Harbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winthrop Harbor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.76% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winthrop Harbor include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Winthrop Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
