Chicago Ridge is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 14,036 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chicago Ridge is the 167th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Chicago Ridge 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: 10.57% 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.

In Chicago Ridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Chicago Ridge is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.64% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chicago Ridge in 2022 was $29,973, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,892 for a family of four. However, Chicago Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chicago Ridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Chicago Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chicago Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chicago Ridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.04% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chicago Ridge include Irish, Polish, Palestinian, German, and Jordanian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Chicago Ridge's cultural character, accounting for 25.88% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Chicago Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.