Calumet Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,777 people and two associated neighborhoods, Calumet Park is the 282nd largest community in Illinois.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.01% 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 Calumet Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Calumet Park, the average commute to work is 36.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Calumet Park, even though it is a small village, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, village who have a need for low-cost transportation.
The percentage of people in Calumet Park who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.76% of adults in Calumet Park have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Calumet Park in 2022 was $26,002, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,008 for a family of four. However, Calumet Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calumet Park is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Calumet Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calumet Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Calumet Park include African, English, Polish, German, and British.
The most common language spoken in Calumet Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.