Richton Park, Illinois

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Richton Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,533 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Richton Park is located at coor dms|41|28|55|N|87|43|31|W|city (41.481992, -87.725352)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.59%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 12,533 people, 4,578 households, and 3,200 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,714.7 people per square mile (1,435.9/km²). There were 4,730 housing units at an average density of 1,401.9/sq mi (541.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 35.70% White, 59.10% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.33% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.86% of the population.

There were 4,578 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,299, and the median income for a family was $58,661. Males had a median income of $44,637 versus $35,231 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,626. About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Richton Park is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.

See also

* Richton Park Public Library District

References

External links

* [http://www.richtonparklibrary.org Library website]