Despite the fact that it is a small village, Broadview has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the village for affordable transportation.
The citizens of Broadview are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.85% of adults in Broadview have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Broadview in 2022 was $32,654, 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 $130,616 for a family of four. However, Broadview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Broadview is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Broadview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Broadview residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Broadview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.25% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Broadview include German, Irish, Swedish, Polish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Broadview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
