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 36.52 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.
Despite the fact that it is a small village, Calumet Park has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the village for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in Calumet Park who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.83% of the adults in Calumet Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Calumet Park in 2022 was $25,854, 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 $103,416 for a family of four. However, Calumet Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calumet Park is a somewhat 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, Polish, German, Irish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Calumet Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
