One downside of living in Cicero is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cicero, the average commute to work is 31.65 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of Cicero’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Cicero use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Cicero‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The rate of college-level education in Cicero is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.91% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cicero in 2018 was $21,012, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,048 for a family of four. However, Cicero contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cicero is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cicero 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 Cicero, accounting for 87.69% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Cicero residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cicero include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Czech.
Cicero also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.82%.
The most common language spoken in Cicero is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
