Maywood is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 22,880 people and six associated neighborhoods, Maywood is the 101st largest community in Illinois. Maywood has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Maywood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Maywood, the average commute to work is 32.79 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. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of Maywood’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

For the size of the village, public transportation in Maywood is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Maywood, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Maywood are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.71% of adults in Maywood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Maywood in 2022 was $26,871, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,484 for a family of four. However, Maywood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Maywood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Maywood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maywood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Maywood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.43% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Maywood include Irish, German, Polish, African, and Belizean.

The most common language spoken in Maywood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.