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Washington Park, IL
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Washington Park is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,522 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington Park is the 518th largest community in Illinois.

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

The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Washington Park has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Washington Park a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In terms of college education, Washington Park ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.93% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Washington Park in 2022 was $15,847, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,388 for a family of four. Washington Park also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.22% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Washington Park is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Washington Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Washington Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.27% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washington Park include Irish, African, Belizean, Polish, and German.

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

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