One downside of living in Justice is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Justice, the average commute to work is 32.67 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, Justice 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 Justice who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.10% of the adults in Justice have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Justice in 2022 was $32,277, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,108 for a family of four. However, Justice contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Justice is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Justice home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Justice residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Justice also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.36% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Justice include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and Lithuanian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Justice's cultural character, accounting for 25.91% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Justice is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
