In University Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.99 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 University Park, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day though University Park is a relatively small village. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of University Park 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 University Park, 24.33% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in University Park in 2022 was $25,435, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,740 for a family of four. However, University Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
University Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call University Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of University Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in University Park include African, Irish, Polish, English, and Jamaican.
The most common language spoken in University Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
