For the size of the city, public transportation in Blue Island is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Blue Island, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Blue Island rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.26% of adults 25 and older in Blue Island 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 Blue Island in 2022 was $26,517, 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 $106,068 for a family of four. However, Blue Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Blue Island is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blue Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Blue Island, accounting for 44.76% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Blue Island residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Blue Island include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Blue Island's cultural character, accounting for 20.98% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Blue Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
