Northbrook's Livability
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Commute -
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Amenities
About Northbrook, IL
Northbrook, IL is located in Cook County in the state of Illinois.
The total City Population for Northbrook is about 35,108 with about 969 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $567,826, which is roughly 72% higher than the Average Home Value of $158,411 for the state of Illinois, and roughly 62% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $143,506, which is roughly 52% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $69,427 for the state of Illinois, and roughly 55% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.26Male Population Estimate: 47.8%
Female Population Estimate: 52.2%
Median Age: 49
Male Median Age: 23.2
Female Median Age: 24.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:15%
Hispanic:3.4%
Black:1.1%
Other:0.6%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 24.05%
Libertarian: 0.76%
Green: 0.53%
Other: 0.31%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Northbrook specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cook County: About 12.7856 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cook County: About 619.814 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cook County is about 69% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 54% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Northbrook is about 2.7%.
Illinois is ranked #10 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 70.95 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 61.76The average living wage for the state of Illinois is $32.53/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Illinois a minimum wage score of 62.16 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.60/hr, which gives Illinois a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 48.44 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Illinois is $232.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.57 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Illinois does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Illinois does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Illinois does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Illinois does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Illinois does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Illinois does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Illinois does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Illinois does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Illinois does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Illinois does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Illinois does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Illinois does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Illinois does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Illinois does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Illinois does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Illinois does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Illinois does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Illinois does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 60062, 60082 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 42.129200
Longitude: -87.835200
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 653.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 847, 224, 630, 708, 312