Maywood is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,364 people and six associated neighborhoods, Maywood is the 101st largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Maywood was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Maywood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Maywood, the average commute to work is 33.29 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. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of Maywood’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Maywood use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Maywood‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

In terms of college education, Maywood is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.20% of adults 25 and older in Maywood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Maywood in 2022 was $27,535, 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 $110,140 for a family of four. However, Maywood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Maywood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Maywood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maywood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Maywood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.90% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Maywood include Irish, African, German, Polish, and Belizean.

Maywood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.56%.

The most common language spoken in Maywood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.