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 33.26 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 Chicago Ridge, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Chicago Ridge is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The percentage of people in Chicago Ridge who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.99% of adults in Chicago Ridge 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.
Chicago Ridge also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.18%.
The most common language spoken in Chicago Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
