Bridgeview is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 16,467 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bridgeview is the 150th largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Bridgeview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
One downside of living in Bridgeview, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.70 minutes every day commuting to work.
The education level of Bridgeview citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.69% of adults 25 and older in Bridgeview have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bridgeview in 2022 was $27,322, 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 $109,288 for a family of four. However, Bridgeview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bridgeview is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Bridgeview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridgeview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bridgeview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.01% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bridgeview include Polish, Irish, German, Palestinian, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Bridgeview's cultural character, accounting for 23.66% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Bridgeview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.