Palos Park is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,792 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palos Park is the 347th largest community in Illinois. Palos Park real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Palos Park house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Palos Park is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.29% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Palos Park is a village of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palos Park who work in management occupations (15.18%), teaching (9.18%), and healthcare (8.95%). Also of interest is that Palos Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Palos Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Palos Park is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Palos Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Palos Park perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Palos Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Palos Park, the average commute to work is 31.99 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Palos Park. 50.05% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Palos Park in 2022 was $68,737, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $274,948 for a family of four. However, Palos Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Palos Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Palos Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palos Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Palos Park include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Palos Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
