Even though Broadview is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The percentage of adults in Broadview with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.33% of adults in Broadview have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Broadview in 2018 was $28,726, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,904 for a family of four. However, Broadview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Broadview is a very 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 15.11% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Broadview include Irish, German, Swedish, African, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Broadview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
