One downside of living in Justice is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Justice, the average commute to work is 31.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Justice 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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Justice rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.60% of adults 25 and older in Justice have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Justice in 2018 was $29,512, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,048 for a family of four. However, Justice contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Justice is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Justice home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Justice residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Justice also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.84% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Justice include Polish, Irish, Palestinian, German, and Lithuanian.
Justice also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.60%.
The most common language spoken in Justice is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
