One downside of living in University Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In University Park, the average commute to work is 32.99 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.
Despite being a small village, University Park has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of University Park are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.33% of adults in University Park having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
