One downside of living in Calumet Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Calumet Park, the average commute to work is 36.52 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.
For a small village, Calumet Park has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Calumet Park exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The education level of Calumet Park citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.83% of adults 25 and older in Calumet Park have a college degree.
The per capita income in Calumet Park in 2022 was $25,854, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,416 for a family of four. However, Calumet Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calumet Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Calumet Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calumet Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Calumet Park include African, Polish, German, Irish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Calumet Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
