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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Evergreen Park is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.06 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small village, Evergreen Park has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The education level of Evergreen Park ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Evergreen Park, 42.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. 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.
