Winnetka is a village located approximately 19 mi (30 km) north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. New Trier High School, a nationally renowned public school, is located in Winnetka.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,419 people, 4,162 households, and 3,433 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,252.0/km² (3,242.7/mi²). There were 4,310 housing units at an average density of 434.5/km² (1,125.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.29% White, 0.25% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,162 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the village the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $167,458, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $61,513 for females.

One of the more conservative suburbs of Chicago, George W. Bush received nearly 60% of the vote in Winnetka (2000 and 2004.)

Notable Winnetkans:
Donald Rumsfeld, former United States Secretary of Defense
Richard Marx, singer/songwriter
Chris O'Donnell, actor
Kim Milford, actor
Mike Leonard, NBC features correspondent
Brendan Leonard, actor
Liz Phair, musician
Rock Hudson, actor
Sarah Tueting, USA Women's Hockey Olympic Gold Medalist 1998
Hal Sparks, comedian
Joe Trohman, musician
Bruce Dern, actor
Ann-Margaret, actress, entertainer
Charleton Heston, actor
John Byrum, screenwriter, director
John Hughes, screenwriter, director


Information courtesy of US Census Bureau and wikipedia.org