Round Lake Park’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In Round Lake Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.55 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Round Lake Park rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.45% of adults 25 and older in Round Lake Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Round Lake Park in 2022 was $25,756, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,024 for a family of four. However, Round Lake Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Round Lake Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Round Lake Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Round Lake Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Round Lake Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 47.57% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Round Lake Park include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Round Lake Park's cultural character, accounting for 24.35% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Round Lake Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
