One downside of living in Chicago Ridge is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chicago Ridge, the average commute to work is 33.26 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.
In Chicago Ridge, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Chicago Ridge is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The overall education level of Chicago Ridge is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.99% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Chicago Ridge in 2022 was $28,196, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,784 for a family of four. However, Chicago Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chicago Ridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Chicago Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chicago Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chicago Ridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.81% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chicago Ridge include Irish, Polish, German, Palestinian, and Swedish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Chicago Ridge's cultural character, accounting for 24.18% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Chicago Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
