Beach Park is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 14,057 people and three associated neighborhoods, Beach Park is the 173rd largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Beach Park 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 Beach Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.43% 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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Beach Park rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.51% of adults 25 and older in Beach Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Beach Park in 2022 was $30,697, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,788 for a family of four. However, Beach Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beach Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Beach Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Beach Park, accounting for 50.22% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Beach Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beach Park include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Finnish.
In addition, Beach Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.20%).
The most common language spoken in Beach Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.