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Palos Park, Illinois
Village
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Location of Palos Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Palos Park in Cook County, Illinois.
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Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W / 41.66556; -87.83667Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W / 41.66556; -87.83667
CountryTemplate:US
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipPalos, Lemont
Incorporated1914
Government
 • TypeCommission
 • MayorNicole Milovich-Walters
 • Other CommissionersG. Darryl Reed
Rebecca Petans
Dan Polk
Mike Wade
Area
[1]
 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • LandTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • WaterTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp  1.01%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,899
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
Standard of living
 • Median home value$431,600[2]
ZIP code(s)
60464, 60465
Area code(s)708
Geocode57407
FIPS code17-57407
Websitewww.palospark.org

Palos Park is a village in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,899.[3]

Geography

Palos Park is located at 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W / 41.66556; -87.83667 (41.665682, -87.836633).[4]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Palos Park has a total area of 6.57 square miles (17.02 km2), of which 6.45 square miles (16.71 km2) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 1.84%) is water.[5]

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

Palos Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[6] Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 4,466 4,468 4,247 95.24% 92.18% 86.69%
Black or African American alone (NH) 12 36 69 0.26% 0.74% 1.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 3 0 0.04% 0.06% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 81 82 102 1.73% 1.69% 2.08%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 5 6 23 0.11% 0.12% 0.47%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 24 53 112 0.51% 1.09% 2.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 99 199 346 2.11% 4.11% 7.06%
Total 4,689 4,847 4,899 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Palos Park had a population of 4,899.[9][10] The median age was 54.6 years. 16.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 32.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.8 males age 18 and over.[9]

99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.[11]

There were 1,900 households in Palos Park, of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.3% were married-couple households, 12.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[9]

There were 2,023 housing units, of which 6.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%. The population density was 746.12 inhabitants per square mile (288.08/km2). Housing density was 308.10 per square mile (118.96/km2).[9][12]

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the village was $114,020, and the median income for a family was $135,625. Males had a median income of $101,420 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $63,500. About 0.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Village Council is composed of Nicole Milovich-Walters (Mayor), G. Darryl Reed (Commissioner of Accounts & Finances), Rebecca Petan (Commissioner of Streets & Public Improvements), Dan Polk (Commissioner of Police and Public Safety), and Mike Wade (Commissioner of Building and Public Property).[13] Marie Arrigoni is the elected Clerk.

At the federal level, Palos Park is in the Illinois 6th congressional district. At the state level, it is divided among the 14th, 18th, and 41st Illinois Senate districts and the 26th, 35th, and 82nd Illinois House districts.

Education

Residents in eastern portions are in Palos School District 118:[14]

  • Palos South Middle School [1]
  • Palos East Elementary School (in Palos Heights)
  • Palos West Elementary School

High school students in eastern portions are served by Consolidated High School District 230's Amos Alonzo Stagg High School.[15][16]

Southwest Suburban Montessori School is located in Palos Park.[17]

Palos Park Public Library was founded in 1936 and has been part of the village government since 1945.[18]

Transportation

Palos Park has a station on Metra's SouthWest Service, which provides rail service to Chicago's Union Station on weekdays and Saturdays.[19] Pace provides bus service on Route 379 connecting Palos Park to destinations across the Southland.[20]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Selected Housing Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP04): Palos Park village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Palos Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Palos Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palos Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palos Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  10. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  11. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Palos Park, IL". www.palospark.org. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Approved 2016-2017 Boundaries" (Archive). Palos School District 118. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. Linked from: "2016-2017 Boundary Information Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine."
  15. ↑ "Attendance Areas Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine." Consolidated High School District 230. Retrieved on January 19, 2017.
  16. ↑ Zoning Map. Palos Park, Illinois. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Our Location". Palos Park, Illinois: Southwest Suburan Montessori School. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ↑ "Our History". Palos Park, Illinois: Palos Park Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Metra SouthWest Schedule" (PDF). Metra. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  20. ↑ "RTA System Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  21. ↑ Janega, James (May 13, 2000). "Jane Barnes, 74, former legislator". Chicago Tribune (online ed.). Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  22. ↑ "About Sean". Elect Sean Morrison. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  23. ↑ Brown, Mark (May 12, 2020). "Zay N. Smith, graceful Sun-Times writer on Mirage tavern series, QT column, has died at 71". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

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