It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Washington Park has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Washington Park has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Washington Park than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Washington Park may be for you.
The population of Washington Park has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.93% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Washington Park in 2022 was $15,847, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,388 for a family of four. Washington Park also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.22% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Washington Park is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Washington Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Washington Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.27% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washington Park include Irish, African, Belizean, Polish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Washington Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
