Tinley Park is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 54,287 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Tinley Park is the 25th largest community in Illinois. Tinley Park real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Tinley Park house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tinley Park is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tinley Park is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tinley Park who work in office and administrative support (14.67%), management occupations (11.52%), and sales jobs (10.15%). Also of interest is that Tinley Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Tinley Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Tinley Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tinley Park, the average commute to work is 33.96 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Tinley Park is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Tinley Park area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Tinley Park are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.78% of adults in Tinley Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Tinley Park in 2022 was $49,079, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,316 for a family of four. Tinley Park is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Tinley Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tinley Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tinley Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.78% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tinley Park include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Tinley Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
