Chicago Ridge is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 13,834 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chicago Ridge is the 167th largest community in Illinois.

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

A relatively large number of people in Chicago Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.52% 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 Chicago Ridge is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chicago Ridge, the average commute to work is 33.66 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The percentage of people in Chicago Ridge who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.72% of adults in Chicago Ridge have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chicago Ridge in 2022 was $31,335, 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 $125,340 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 17.08% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chicago Ridge include Irish, Polish, German, Palestinian, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Chicago Ridge's cultural character, accounting for 26.14% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Chicago Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.