One downside of living in Alsip is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Alsip, the average commute to work is 31.90 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.
Despite being a small village, Alsip has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Alsip citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.50% of adults in Alsip have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Alsip in 2022 was $33,200, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,800 for a family of four. However, Alsip contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alsip is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Alsip home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alsip residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alsip also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.84% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alsip include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Alsip is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
