It is the location of the famous megachurch Willow Creek Community Church, Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch and Farm, and a lifestyle center (shopping center) named The Arboretum of South Barrington.

[3] As of the 2020 census[7] there were 5,077 people, 1,534 households, and 1,447 families residing in the village.

There were 1,722 housing units at an average density of 223.35 per square mile (86.24/km2).

2.74% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.76% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Pace provides I-90 Express bus service on at the I-90/Barrington Road station at the south end of the village.