Calumet City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 34,709 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Calumet City is the 51st largest community in Illinois.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Calumet City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Calumet City, the average commute to work is 33.91 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Calumet City has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Calumet City has quite a high level of public transit users. Calumet City’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The percentage of adults in Calumet City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.77% of the adults in Calumet City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Calumet City in 2022 was $28,423, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,692 for a family of four. However, Calumet City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Calumet City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calumet City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calumet City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Calumet City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.12% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Calumet City include Polish, Nigerian, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Calumet City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.