Crestwood is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,483 people and three associated neighborhoods, Crestwood is the 214th largest community in Illinois.
A relatively large number of people in Crestwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Crestwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Crestwood is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The citizens of Crestwood are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.72% of adults in Crestwood having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Crestwood in 2022 was $37,682, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,728 for a family of four. However, Crestwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Crestwood is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Crestwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crestwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Crestwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.72% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crestwood include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Crestwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.