Washington Park is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,481 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington Park is the 518th largest community in Illinois.

Of important note, Washington Park is also a village of artists. Washington Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Washington Park’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.22% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

For a small village, Washington Park has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride a streetcar. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Washington Park exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The population of Washington Park has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.04% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Washington Park in 2022 was $14,438, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,752 for a family of four. Washington Park also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.17% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Washington Park is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Washington Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Washington Park include Irish, Dutch, German, Polish, and French.

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