In South Holland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.08 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.
For the size of the village, public transportation in South Holland is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For South Holland, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
In terms of college education, South Holland is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.87% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in South Holland in 2022 was $32,999, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,996 for a family of four. However, South Holland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Holland is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call South Holland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Holland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in South Holland include Dutch, Nigerian, German, Polish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in South Holland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
