River Grove is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,391 people and two associated neighborhoods, River Grove is the 218th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that River Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.56% 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 River Grove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.89 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small village, River Grove has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The population of River Grove overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in River Grove, 23.48% have at least a bachelor's 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.

River Grove also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.88%.

The most common language spoken in River Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.