Richton Park is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,322 people and three associated neighborhoods, Richton Park is the 188th largest community in Illinois.Richton Park is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Richton Park is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richton Park who work in management occupations (13.26%), office and administrative support (12.53%), and sales jobs (9.88%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In Richton Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Richton Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Richton Park citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.48% of adults in Richton Park have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Richton Park in 2022 was $35,219, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,876 for a family of four. However, Richton Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richton Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Richton Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richton Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Richton Park include German, Irish, African, Nigerian, and English. The most common language spoken in Richton Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
