One downside of living in River Grove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.30 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though River Grove is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, River Grove is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.79% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in River Grove in 2022 was $34,944, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,776 for a family of four. However, River Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
River Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call River Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of River Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. River Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.53% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in River Grove include Polish, Italian, German, Ukrainian, and Irish.
In addition, River Grove has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.20%).
The most common language spoken in River Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
