In Franklin Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.55 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In Franklin Park, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Franklin Park is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Franklin Park is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.06% of adults 25 and older in Franklin Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Franklin Park in 2018 was $29,496, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,984 for a family of four. However, Franklin Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Franklin Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Franklin Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Franklin Park, accounting for 58.27% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Franklin Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Franklin Park include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, and English.
Franklin Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.12%.
The most common language spoken in Franklin Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
