In Alsip, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.90 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 Alsip, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Alsip is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Alsip overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Alsip, 21.50% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Alsip in 2022 was $33,200, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,800 for a family of four. However, Alsip contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alsip is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Alsip home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alsip residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alsip also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.84% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alsip include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Alsip is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
