One downside of living in Evergreen Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.06 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though Evergreen Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Evergreen Park ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Evergreen Park, 42.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Evergreen Park in 2018 was $41,521, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,084 for a family of four. However, Evergreen Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Evergreen Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Evergreen Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Evergreen Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Evergreen Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.53% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Evergreen Park include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Evergreen Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
