In River Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.89 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.
Even though River Grove is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The citizens of River Grove are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.48% of adults in River Grove having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in River Grove in 2022 was $30,611, 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 $122,444 for a family of four. However, River Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
River Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call River Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of River Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. River Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.59% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in River Grove include Polish, Italian, German, Irish, and Ukrainian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of River Grove's cultural character, accounting for 28.88% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in River Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
