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.

A relatively large number of people in River Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.06% 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 River Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.78 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 River Grove is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The population of River Grove overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in River Grove, 24.95% 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.

River Grove also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.05%.

The most common language spoken in River Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.