University Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,043 people and two associated neighborhoods, University Park is the 277th largest community in Illinois.University Park is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, University Park is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in University Park who work in office and administrative support (18.01%), sales jobs (12.27%), and business and financial occupations (8.10%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.30% 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 University Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In University Park, the average commute to work is 35.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of University Park is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.46% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in University Park in 2022 was $32,951, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,804 for a family of four. However, University Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. University Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call University Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of University Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in University Park include African, Polish, German, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in University Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
