River Grove is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,424 people and two associated neighborhoods, River Grove is the 218th largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that River Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.06% 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 River Grove is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In River Grove, the average commute to work is 32.78 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 River Grove, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though River Grove is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of River Grove citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.95% of adults in River Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in River Grove in 2022 was $34,837, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,348 for a family of four. However, River Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
River Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call River Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of River Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. River Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.02% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in River Grove include Polish, Italian, Ukrainian, German, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of River Grove's cultural character, accounting for 30.05% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in River Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.