In Calumet Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.17 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.
For a small village, Calumet Park has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Calumet Park exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
In terms of college education, Calumet Park is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.58% of adults 25 and older in Calumet Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Calumet Park in 2022 was $24,052, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,208 for a family of four. However, Calumet Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calumet Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Calumet Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calumet Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Calumet Park include African, British, German, Belizean, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Calumet Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
