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Cook County (Southwest)--Palos, Lemont & Orland (North & West) Townships PUMA, IL

133,883 Population
79 square miles 1,695.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

46 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,274 ±$3,361 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$90,298 ±$13,220 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.2% ±3% (13,551  ±3,947) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.6 minutes ±1.6 (1,812,145  ±175,864) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

54,953 ±3,193 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (132,268  ±5,314) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.5% ±1.3% (637  ±332) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,809 ±3,305 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$388,500 ±$21,927 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.7% ±3.2% (12,872  ±4,243.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.2% ±2.9% (88,346  ±5,685.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.2% ±3.3% (39,918  ±3,925.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

31.2% ±2.2% (39,546  ±2,757.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

21.9% ±3.4% (29,262  ±4,750) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.2% ±1.2% (4,552  ±1,319) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,552 Total veterans ±1,319 4,552 Male ±1,319 N/A Female ±208

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