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Calumet City, IL
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Calumet City profile


Living in Calumet City



Calumet City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 34,358 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Calumet City is the 51st largest community in Illinois.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Calumet City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Calumet City, the average commute to work is 33.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

A lot of people in Calumet City take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Calumet City, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

The education level of Calumet City citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.46% of adults 25 and older in Calumet City have a college degree.

The per capita income in Calumet City in 2022 was $28,232, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,928 for a family of four. However, Calumet City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Calumet City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calumet City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calumet City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Calumet City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Calumet City include Nigerian, Polish, Irish, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Calumet City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.