Many people in Blue Island take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Blue Island citizens for affordable transportation.
In terms of college education, Blue Island is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.66% of adults 25 and older in Blue Island have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Blue Island in 2022 was $28,709, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,836 for a family of four. However, Blue Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Blue Island is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blue Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Blue Island, accounting for 47.50% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Blue Island residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Blue Island include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Blue Island's cultural character, accounting for 21.96% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Blue Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
