Countryside

Population: 6,294
Median household income: $78,132
Median home value: $330,700

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Countryside is a community with a population of 6,294. At $78,132, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Countryside's population grew 5.6% from 5,961 to 6,294, while its median home value rose 45.0% from $228,100 to $330,700.

Owners occupy 71.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,294
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $78,132
Median home value: $330,700
Median gross rent: $1,212
Housing units: 2,939
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9616,294

Median household income

$60,833$78,132

Median home value

$228,100$330,700

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,212

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,961	$60,833	$228,100	$1,058
2020	5,929	$67,201	$242,700	$1,053
2021	6,354	$74,750	$269,200	$1,120
2022	6,322	$78,603	$303,200	$1,150
2023	6,294	$78,132	$330,700	$1,212

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	198	3.1%
5 to 17	970	15.4%
18 to 24	534	8.5%
25 to 34	694	11.0%
35 to 44	555	8.8%
45 to 54	814	12.9%
55 to 64	1,069	17.0%
65 to 74	911	14.5%
75 and over	549	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,449	70.7%
Black or African American	171	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	284	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.7%
Two or more races	143	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,203	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	368	8.0%
High school graduate	1,154	25.1%
Some college or associate's	1,384	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	993	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	693	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit4.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,261	70.1%
Carpooled	257	8.0%
Public transit	138	4.3%
Walked	11	0.3%
Bicycle	25	0.8%
Worked from home	452	14.0%
Other means	83	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	791	28.5%
15 to 29 min	861	31.0%
30 to 44 min	723	26.1%
45 to 59 min	191	6.9%
60+ min	209	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 8.8% (553 of 6,294)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,750	64.1%
Nonfamily households	979	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,729	92.9%
Vacant	210	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,948	71.4%
Renter-occupied	781	28.6%

1-unit, detached43.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units23.3%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,270	43.2%
1-unit, attached	74	2.5%
2 to 4 units	160	5.4%
5 to 19 units	478	16.3%
20 or more units	684	23.3%
Mobile home & other	273	9.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1716873
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7742, -87.8752

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