Alsip is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,198 people and four associated neighborhoods, Alsip is the 131st largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Alsip 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 Alsip telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.90% 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 Alsip, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The population of Alsip overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Alsip, 21.29% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Alsip in 2022 was $34,222, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,888 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 27.36% 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 Other Indo-European.