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River Grove, IL
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Living in River Grove



River Grove is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,282 people and two associated neighborhoods, River Grove is the 218th largest community in Illinois.

A relatively large number of people in River Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 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.

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 percentage of people in River Grove who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.79% of adults in River Grove 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.

River Grove also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.20%.

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


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