Being a small village, Machesney Park does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Machesney Park are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.89% of adults in Machesney Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Machesney Park in 2022 was $33,775, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,100 for a family of four. However, Machesney Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Machesney Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Machesney Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Machesney Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Machesney Park include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Machesney Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.
