Evergreen Park is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 19,211 people and four associated neighborhoods, Evergreen Park is the 123rd largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages, Evergreen Park isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Evergreen Park are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Evergreen Park is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Evergreen Park who work in management occupations (13.95%), office and administrative support (11.47%), and teaching (9.48%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.21% 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 Evergreen Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Evergreen Park, the average commute to work is 32.06 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 Evergreen Park, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Evergreen Park is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Evergreen Park is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.42% of adults in Evergreen Park have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Evergreen Park in 2022 was $41,521, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,084 for a family of four. However, Evergreen Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Evergreen Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Evergreen Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Evergreen Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Evergreen Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.53% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Evergreen Park include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Evergreen Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
