River Forest, IL
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None of the households in River Forest, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
Most people in River Forest, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in River Forest, IL was N/A per household.
The economy of River Forest, IL employs N/A people. The largest industries in River Forest, IL are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,019 people), Educational Services (829 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (800 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($215,529), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($178,375), and Construction ($148,750).
The most common job groups, by number of people living in River Forest, IL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of River Forest, IL.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in River Forest, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,019 people), Educational Services (829 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (800 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of River Forest, IL, though some of these residents may live in River Forest, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($240,804), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($215,481), and Construction ($147,794).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($157,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,986).
As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).
Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.
Most students graduating from Universities in River Forest, IL are White (1,337 and 53.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (657 and 26.4%), Black or African American (261 and 10.5%), and Asian (110 and 4.43%).
In 2023 in River Forest, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.3%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).
The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.
In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in River Forest, IL, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,337 degrees mean that there were 2.04 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 657 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
People in River Forest, IL have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in River Forest, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in River Forest, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in River Forest, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in River Forest, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.
In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in River Forest, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2023, 46.5% of workers in River Forest, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (17.8%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in River Forest, IL have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.798% of the workforce in River Forest, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in River Forest, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in River Forest, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in River Forest, IL have N/A.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in River Forest, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in River Forest, IL is White, followed by Black and Asian.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
N/A% of the population of River Forest, IL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see 1040 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.574% decrease from the previous year (1046 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1048 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see an average of 1,040 patients per year. This represents a 0.574% decrease from the previous year (1,046 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cook County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in River Forest, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
