Machesney Park is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 20,681 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Machesney Park is the 113rd largest community in Illinois.

When you are in Machesney Park, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.6% of Machesney Park's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Machesney Park is a village of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Machesney Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.10%), sales jobs (10.67%), and management occupations (6.74%).

For most residents of Machesney Park, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.2% of people in Machesney Park drive alone to work on most days, making Machesney Park a very car-oriented village. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Machesney Park's landscape.

As is often the case in a small village, Machesney Park doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Machesney Park Information and Demographics

In Machesney Park, just 11.18% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Machesney Park in 2000 was $19,685, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,740 for a family of four.

The people who call Machesney Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Machesney Park is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Machesney Park include German, Irish, Swedish, Italian, English, Norwegian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Machesney Park is English.