One downside of living in Franklin Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Franklin Park, the average commute to work is 30.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Franklin Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, Franklin Park is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.06% of adults 25 and older in Franklin Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Franklin Park in 2022 was $29,496, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,984 for a family of four. However, Franklin Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Franklin Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Franklin Park 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 Franklin Park, accounting for 58.27% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Franklin Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Franklin Park include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, and English.
Franklin Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.12%.
The most common language spoken in Franklin Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
