In Calumet City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.56 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.
Many people in Calumet City take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Calumet City citizens for affordable transportation.
The education level of Calumet City citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.46% of adults 25 and older in Calumet City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Calumet City in 2022 was $28,232, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,928 for a family of four. However, Calumet City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calumet City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calumet City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calumet City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Calumet City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Calumet City include Nigerian, Polish, Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Calumet City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
