Merrionette Park

Population: 2,144
Median household income: $53,623
Median home value: $152,600

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Merrionette Park is a community with a population of 2,144. At $53,623, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Merrionette Park's population grew 4.6% from 2,050 to 2,144, while its median home value rose 19.5% from $127,700 to $152,600.

21.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,144
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,623
Median home value: $152,600
Median gross rent: $1,197
Housing units: 1,026
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0502,144

Median household income

$51,979$53,623

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$978$1,197

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,050	$51,979	$127,700	$978
2020	1,973	$43,047	$120,700	$966
2021	1,768	$45,100	$122,300	$998
2022	2,014	$52,286	$145,900	$1,151
2023	2,144	$53,623	$152,600	$1,197

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3421.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	5.2%
5 to 17	318	14.8%
18 to 24	89	4.2%
25 to 34	452	21.1%
35 to 44	300	14.0%
45 to 54	304	14.2%
55 to 64	316	14.7%
65 to 74	177	8.3%
75 and over	76	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,370	63.9%
Black or African American	136	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	583	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	181	11.1%
High school graduate	500	30.8%
Some college or associate's	589	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	316	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	39	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit5.5%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	852	77.6%
Carpooled	46	4.2%
Public transit	60	5.5%
Walked	20	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	5.0%
Other means	65	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	256	24.5%
15 to 29 min	312	29.9%
30 to 44 min	239	22.9%
45 to 59 min	113	10.8%
60+ min	123	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 7.9% (170 of 2,144)

	Count	Share
Family households	433	43.3%
Nonfamily households	566	56.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	999	97.4%
Vacant	27	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	786	78.7%
Renter-occupied	213	21.3%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other22.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	664	64.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	107	10.4%
20 or more units	28	2.7%
Mobile home & other	227	22.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1748554
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6811, -87.7012

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