In Chicago Ridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.26 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.
Despite being a small village, Chicago Ridge has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The overall education level of Chicago Ridge is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.99% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Chicago Ridge in 2022 was $28,196, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,784 for a family of four. However, Chicago Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chicago Ridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Chicago Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chicago Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chicago Ridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.81% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chicago Ridge include Irish, Polish, German, Palestinian, and Swedish.
In addition, Chicago Ridge has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.18%).
The most common language spoken in Chicago Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
