Census ACS 2023 · 224 cities

Most Educated Cities in Illinois

Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of income and economic opportunity. In Illinois, Winnetka village has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 87.3%. Cities with more educated populations tend to attract knowledge-economy employers, have higher incomes, and offer more cultural amenities. Compare education levels across all 224 major cities in Illinois.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	Zion city	16.1%	$62,574	24,466
2	Yorkville city	40.7%	$108,775	22,350
3	Worth village	19.8%	$56,998	10,731
4	Woodstock city	31.4%	$83,293	26,316
5	Woodridge village	46.1%	$97,263	33,889
6	Wood River city	15.5%	$65,960	10,315
7	Wood Dale city	24.3%	$90,408	13,926
8	Winnetka village	87.3%	$250,001	12,508
9	Wilmette village	84.6%	$192,300	27,550
10	Wheeling village	40.3%	$83,251	38,495
11	Wheaton city	64.1%	$119,566	53,453
12	Westmont village	49.3%	$83,622	24,201
13	Western Springs village	82.0%	$218,839	13,353
14	Westchester village	45.7%	$103,561	16,524
15	West Chicago city	32.3%	$100,568	25,434
16	Waukegan city	21.0%	$70,578	88,919
17	Wauconda village	39.4%	$112,438	14,010
18	Waterloo city	36.4%	$92,005	11,055
19	Washington city	43.8%	$91,360	15,946
20	Warrenville city	42.5%	$99,028	14,232
21	Villa Park village	37.2%	$94,698	22,456
22	Vernon Hills village	66.6%	$120,625	26,772
23	Urbana city	58.4%	$45,854	38,447
24	Troy city	45.5%	$97,825	10,889
25	Tinley Park village	38.4%	$103,819	55,007
26	Taylorville city	16.4%	$52,720	11,149
27	Sycamore city	43.6%	$80,837	18,243
28	Swansea village	43.1%	$84,367	14,603
29	Summit village	12.1%	$60,417	10,896
30	Streator city	12.3%	$54,953	12,274
31	Streamwood village	29.1%	$101,049	39,055
32	Sterling city	18.5%	$52,647	14,670
33	St. Charles city	51.2%	$115,350	32,733
34	Springfield city	35.1%	$65,537	113,714
35	South Holland village	27.0%	$87,378	21,016
36	South Elgin village	38.4%	$123,744	23,984
37	Skokie village	50.8%	$93,550	66,427
38	Shorewood village	41.0%	$122,648	18,218
39	Shiloh village	42.0%	$100,058	14,109
40	Schiller Park village	27.8%	$67,473	11,454
41	Schaumburg village	50.6%	$94,690	76,780
42	Round Lake village	40.5%	$108,965	18,588
43	Round Lake Beach village	16.8%	$86,632	27,081
44	Roselle village	41.8%	$109,118	22,731
45	Roscoe village	32.6%	$97,704	10,881
46	Romeoville village	23.1%	$100,022	40,996
47	Rolling Meadows city	40.5%	$100,424	23,981
48	Rockford city	23.2%	$53,328	147,649
49	Rock Island city	22.4%	$57,292	36,758
50	Riverdale village	17.2%	$45,709	10,515
51	River Grove village	25.8%	$74,793	10,482
52	River Forest village	73.4%	$148,711	11,489
53	Richton Park village	30.5%	$71,724	12,576
54	Rantoul village	11.9%	$49,821	12,515
55	Quincy city	26.6%	$56,372	39,188
56	Prospect Heights city	36.3%	$91,599	15,681
57	Pontiac city	16.1%	$59,579	11,483
58	Plano city	27.6%	$83,102	11,626
59	Plainfield village	54.9%	$142,265	45,705
60	Pingree Grove village	44.7%	$119,880	10,576
61	Peoria city	38.0%	$58,716	112,126
62	Pekin city	18.9%	$58,355	31,812
63	Park Ridge city	65.1%	$138,059	39,241
64	Park Forest village	25.8%	$62,305	20,898
65	Palos Hills city	25.0%	$83,969	18,139
66	Palos Heights city	43.0%	$107,974	11,817
67	Palatine village	49.8%	$95,950	66,548
68	Ottawa city	21.9%	$73,011	18,714
69	Oswego village	43.5%	$119,881	35,463
70	Orland Park village	45.0%	$98,979	57,961
71	Oak Park village	72.5%	$108,026	53,315
72	Oak Lawn village	30.2%	$82,493	57,098
73	Oak Forest city	30.1%	$87,941	26,888
74	O'Fallon city	51.3%	$102,793	32,139
75	Northlake city	15.4%	$77,564	12,547
76	Northbrook village	73.1%	$155,321	34,642
77	North Chicago city	19.1%	$56,815	30,772
78	North Aurora village	40.8%	$111,781	18,375
79	Norridge village	29.4%	$87,579	15,177
80	Normal town	52.5%	$66,350	52,908
81	Niles village	39.0%	$78,563	30,262
82	New Lenox village	45.5%	$133,071	27,456
83	Naperville city	71.7%	$150,937	149,424
84	Mundelein village	42.9%	$107,608	31,632
85	Mount Vernon city	19.0%	$52,751	14,492
86	Mount Prospect village	48.6%	$103,911	55,648
87	Morton village	42.9%	$87,760	16,503
88	Morton Grove village	52.1%	$106,078	24,687
89	Morris city	25.5%	$72,357	14,775
90	Montgomery village	29.0%	$96,985	21,205
91	Moline city	29.1%	$63,959	42,235
92	Mokena village	44.5%	$129,017	19,906
93	Minooka village	29.7%	$122,163	12,632
94	Midlothian village	18.9%	$67,872	14,024
95	Melrose Park village	14.7%	$64,740	24,513
96	McHenry city	25.5%	$86,865	27,774
97	Maywood village	16.7%	$66,498	23,173
98	Mattoon city	19.5%	$47,308	16,334
99	Matteson village	40.2%	$98,617	18,681
100	Markham city	15.6%	$52,364	11,434
101	Marion city	27.4%	$57,281	16,796
102	Manhattan village	35.8%	$128,375	10,315
103	Macomb city	35.4%	$39,753	15,006
104	Machesney Park village	18.1%	$74,244	22,744
105	Lyons village	16.8%	$64,209	10,391
106	Loves Park city	24.9%	$58,633	23,185
107	Lombard village	49.2%	$97,253	43,722
108	Lockport city	44.4%	$113,252	26,228
109	Lisle village	62.4%	$106,173	23,413
110	Lindenhurst village	44.1%	$127,837	14,365
111	Lincolnwood village	56.8%	$107,950	13,179
112	Lincoln city	18.2%	$54,390	13,406
113	Libertyville village	71.5%	$162,270	20,493
114	Lemont village	45.6%	$126,100	17,643
115	Lansing village	27.7%	$71,805	28,415
116	Lake Zurich village	61.2%	$139,959	19,727
117	Lake in the Hills village	36.7%	$113,491	28,853
118	Lake Forest city	80.8%	$228,120	19,190
119	La Grange village	65.5%	$154,556	15,999
120	La Grange Park village	59.7%	$119,115	13,227
121	Kewanee city	15.1%	$49,668	12,280
122	Kankakee city	12.5%	$45,119	24,384
123	Justice village	19.1%	$58,514	12,372
124	Joliet city	25.0%	$88,026	149,785
125	Jacksonville city	23.6%	$62,615	17,490
126	Huntley village	39.3%	$86,349	27,859
127	Homewood village	46.1%	$96,522	19,471
128	Homer Glen village	38.5%	$128,546	24,516
129	Hoffman Estates village	46.9%	$109,683	51,186
130	Hinsdale village	81.3%	$250,001	17,155
131	Highland Park city	76.1%	$161,875	30,229
132	Highland city	31.3%	$77,886	10,268
133	Hickory Hills city	25.6%	$85,541	14,718
134	Herrin city	23.8%	$58,501	12,271
135	Hazel Crest village	24.0%	$62,773	13,493
136	Harvey city	10.1%	$41,091	19,831
137	Hanover Park village	29.5%	$92,263	36,850
138	Gurnee village	54.4%	$121,410	30,486
139	Grayslake village	59.1%	$113,697	20,707
140	Granite City city	16.2%	$60,490	26,670
141	Godfrey village	33.4%	$92,746	17,743
142	Glenview village	68.1%	$138,758	47,682
143	Glendale Heights village	30.1%	$82,232	32,864
144	Glen Ellyn village	68.3%	$133,346	28,270
145	Glen Carbon village	51.9%	$92,434	13,521
146	Geneva city	63.8%	$136,621	21,299
147	Galesburg city	19.3%	$45,213	29,653
148	Gages Lake Cdp	40.5%	$105,114	10,706
149	Freeport city	20.0%	$48,181	23,636
150	Franklin Park village	18.7%	$76,009	18,233
151	Frankfort village	59.2%	$153,714	20,417
152	Fox Lake village	23.2%	$69,896	10,872
153	Forest Park village	49.8%	$81,323	14,000
154	Fairview Heights city	32.1%	$77,960	16,255
155	Evergreen Park village	42.9%	$95,738	19,498
156	Evanston city	70.3%	$95,766	76,552
157	Elmwood Park village	29.5%	$84,121	23,982
158	Elmhurst city	63.0%	$145,374	45,538
159	Elk Grove Village village	40.9%	$95,216	32,132
160	Elgin city	26.0%	$88,316	114,106
161	Effingham city	27.8%	$65,718	12,258
162	Edwardsville city	54.3%	$92,671	26,543
163	East St. Louis city	14.7%	$30,992	18,278
164	East Peoria city	26.8%	$71,763	22,485
165	East Moline city	21.0%	$63,328	20,837
166	Downers Grove village	58.8%	$119,649	49,867
167	Dolton village	22.7%	$58,706	20,979
168	Dixon city	17.2%	$58,371	15,166
169	Des Plaines city	38.7%	$94,303	59,408
170	DeKalb city	35.7%	$46,564	40,464
171	Deerfield village	82.7%	$189,705	19,185
172	Decatur city	21.3%	$50,809	70,368
173	Darien city	51.7%	$109,354	21,855
174	Danville city	17.3%	$44,239	28,663
175	Crystal Lake city	42.0%	$105,428	40,436
176	Crestwood village	23.1%	$68,686	10,622
177	Crest Hill city	21.5%	$71,408	19,754
178	Country Club Hills city	27.6%	$77,463	16,419
179	Columbia city	51.0%	$107,922	11,063
180	Collinsville city	29.9%	$65,170	24,126
181	Cicero town	11.0%	$68,548	83,223
182	Chicago Ridge village	27.7%	$69,389	14,147
183	Chicago Heights city	20.2%	$57,479	26,938
184	Chicago city	43.3%	$75,134	2,707,648
185	Chatham village	49.4%	$106,030	14,740
186	Charleston city	34.2%	$49,057	17,212
187	Channahon village	29.8%	$121,458	13,854
188	Champaign city	53.6%	$57,544	88,822
189	Centralia city	17.8%	$47,308	12,009
190	Cary village	45.5%	$109,790	17,875
191	Carpentersville village	24.0%	$86,327	37,544
192	Carol Stream village	43.8%	$105,395	39,427
193	Carbondale city	46.3%	$29,670	21,813
194	Canton city	16.7%	$54,881	13,408
195	Campton Hills village	57.7%	$192,727	10,724
196	Calumet City city	20.5%	$53,991	35,253
197	Cahokia Heights city	11.9%	$37,975	17,173
198	Burr Ridge village	69.2%	$154,508	11,119
199	Burbank city	15.5%	$83,975	28,822
200	Buffalo Grove village	66.6%	$129,820	42,824
201	Brookfield village	41.8%	$108,429	19,235
202	Bridgeview village	17.8%	$65,153	16,721
203	Bradley village	17.7%	$62,940	15,331
204	Bourbonnais village	33.0%	$81,017	18,109
205	Bolingbrook village	38.5%	$107,552	73,813
206	Blue Island city	19.3%	$60,965	23,416
207	Bloomington city	48.9%	$75,449	78,703
208	Bloomingdale village	43.7%	$98,891	22,388
209	Berwyn city	25.4%	$75,235	55,888
210	Bensenville village	20.6%	$78,298	18,576
211	Belvidere city	13.2%	$62,462	24,510
212	Bellwood village	15.7%	$76,990	18,373
213	Belleville city	28.0%	$60,529	41,722
214	Beach Park village	15.5%	$83,069	13,988
215	Batavia city	55.1%	$119,167	26,730
216	Bartlett village	48.5%	$130,479	40,531
217	Barrington village	72.6%	$150,714	11,049
218	Aurora city	37.2%	$90,109	179,867
219	Arlington Heights village	60.2%	$118,532	76,220
220	Antioch village	41.7%	$118,635	14,751
221	Alton city	21.2%	$53,005	25,430
222	Alsip village	21.3%	$67,557	18,650
223	Algonquin village	43.6%	$131,753	29,904
224	Addison village	21.9%	$87,587	35,470

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Winnetka village is the #1 ranked city in Illinois by bachelor's degree rate, with a value of 87.3% according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Illinois has 224 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Illinois.