Deerfield is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,884 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Deerfield is the 129th largest community in Illinois. Deerfield home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Deerfield real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Deerfield is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.12% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Deerfield is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Deerfield who work in management occupations (20.22%), business and financial occupations (14.72%), and sales jobs (12.20%). Of important note, Deerfield is also a village of artists. Deerfield has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Deerfield鈥檚 character. Also of interest is that Deerfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Deerfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Because of many things, Deerfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Deerfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Deerfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Deerfield, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Deerfield is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Deerfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Deerfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 82.70% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Deerfield in 2022 was $95,714, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $382,856 for a family of four. Deerfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Deerfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Deerfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Deerfield include German, Russian, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Deerfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.