One downside of living in River Grove is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In River Grove, the average commute to work is 34.30 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 River Grove 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 people in River Grove who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.79% of adults in River Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in River Grove in 2022 was $34,944, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,776 for a family of four. However, River Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
River Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call River Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of River Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. River Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.53% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in River Grove include Polish, Italian, German, Ukrainian, and Irish.
River Grove also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.20%.
The most common language spoken in River Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
