Crestwood is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,533 people and three associated neighborhoods, Crestwood is the 214th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Crestwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crestwood is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Crestwood who work in sales jobs (13.84%), office and administrative support (13.16%), and management occupations (11.47%). A relatively large number of people in Crestwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.87% 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. One downside of living in Crestwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Crestwood, the average commute to work is 33.33 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 Crestwood, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Crestwood is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The percentage of people in Crestwood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.16% of adults in Crestwood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Crestwood in 2022 was $41,223, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,892 for a family of four. However, Crestwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crestwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Crestwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crestwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Crestwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.44% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crestwood include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and Moroccan. The most common language spoken in Crestwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
