In Crestwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.51 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.
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 education level of Crestwood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.72% of adults in Crestwood have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Crestwood in 2022 was $37,682, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,728 for a family of four. However, Crestwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Crestwood is a very 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 10.72% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crestwood include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Crestwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
