One downside of living in River Grove is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In River Grove, the average commute to work is 34.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In River Grove, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though River Grove is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The overall education level of River Grove is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.79% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in River Grove in 2022 was $34,944, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,776 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 36.53% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in River Grove include Polish, Italian, German, Ukrainian, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of River Grove's cultural character, accounting for 25.20% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in River Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
