Park Ridge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 37,735 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Park Ridge is the 49th largest community in Illinois.

Park Ridge is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Park Ridge is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Park Ridge who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.77%), management occupations (15.24%), and sales jobs (13.71%).

Also of interest is that Park Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Park Ridge is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Park Ridge is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Park Ridge really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Park Ridge perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in Park Ridge choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the train.

Park Ridge Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Park Ridge. 46.20% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Park Ridge in 2000 was $36,046, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,184 for a family of four. However, Park Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Park Ridge home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Park Ridge is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Park Ridge include Polish, Irish, German, Italian, English, Greek, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Park Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.