Franklin Park is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,110 people and three associated neighborhoods, Franklin Park is the 139th largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Franklin Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Franklin Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.35% 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.
One downside of living in Franklin Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.72 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of adults in Franklin Park who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.65% of the adults in Franklin Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Franklin Park in 2022 was $31,284, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,136 for a family of four. However, Franklin Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Franklin Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Franklin Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Franklin Park, accounting for 62.16% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Franklin Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Franklin Park include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, and English.
Franklin Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.17%.
The most common language spoken in Franklin Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.