Elmwood Park is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 25,405 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Elmwood Park is the 86th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elmwood Park is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elmwood Park is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmwood Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.06%), sales jobs (13.24%), and management occupations (8.77%).

In addition, Elmwood Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Elmwood Park Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Elmwood Park is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 19.49% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elmwood Park in 2000 was $22,526, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,104 for a family of four.

The people who call Elmwood Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elmwood Park is White, followed by Asian. Elmwood Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.83% of the village's residents. Important ancestries of people in Elmwood Park include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, and Greek.

Elmwood Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.26%.

The languages spoken by people in Elmwood Park are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Elmwood Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Spanish, and Italian.