Richton Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,441 people and three associated neighborhoods, Richton Park is the 188th largest community in Illinois.
Also of interest is that Richton Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.18% 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.
In Richton Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.53 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.
In Richton Park, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though Richton Park is a relatively small village. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The overall education level of Richton Park citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.84% of adults in Richton Park have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Richton Park in 2022 was $32,604, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,416 for a family of four. However, Richton Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Richton Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richton Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Richton Park include German, African, Irish, Nigerian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Richton Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.