Calumet City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 38,992 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Calumet City is the 43rd largest community in Illinois.

Calumet City is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Calumet City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calumet City who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.04%), sales jobs (9.65%), and management occupations (5.58%).

One downside of living in Calumet City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in Calumet City choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the train.

Calumet City Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Calumet City with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 13.91% of adults in Calumet City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Calumet City in 2000 was $18,123, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,492 for a family of four.

Calumet City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calumet City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Calumet City is African-American, followed by White. Calumet City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.88% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Calumet City include Polish, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Calumet City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.