Romeoville is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 40,117 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Romeoville is the 41st largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Romeoville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Romeoville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Romeoville, where the median household income is $96,409.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Romeoville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.92% of the Romeoville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Romeoville is a village of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Romeoville who work in office and administrative support (12.25%), sales jobs (9.72%), and management occupations (8.75%). Also of interest is that Romeoville 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: 7.73% 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 Romeoville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Romeoville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Romeoville, 22.31% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Romeoville in 2022 was $32,917, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,668 for a family of four. However, Romeoville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Romeoville is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Romeoville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Romeoville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Romeoville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.20% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Romeoville include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Romeoville's cultural character, accounting for 21.14% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Romeoville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
