The percentage of adults in Worth who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.47% of the adults in Worth have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Worth in 2022 was $31,036, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,144 for a family of four. However, Worth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Worth is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Worth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Worth residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Worth also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.94% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Worth include Polish, Irish, German, Italian, and Jordanian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Worth's cultural character, accounting for 23.25% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Worth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
