Richton Park

Population: 12,576
Median household income: $71,724
Median home value: $200,400

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Richton Park is a community with a population of 12,576. At $71,724, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Richton Park's population declined 6.9% from 13,504 to 12,576, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $146,000 to $200,400.

54.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,576
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,724
Median home value: $200,400
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 5,427
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 12.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,50412,576

Median household income

$62,858$71,724

Median home value

$146,000$200,400

Median gross rent

$1,073$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,504	$62,858	$146,000	$1,073
2020	13,381	$63,777	$147,200	$1,057
2021	12,867	$65,132	$165,700	$1,072
2022	12,721	$69,691	$182,800	$1,236
2023	12,576	$71,724	$200,400	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	489	3.9%
5 to 17	2,271	18.1%
18 to 24	1,211	9.6%
25 to 34	1,510	12.0%
35 to 44	1,346	10.7%
45 to 54	1,855	14.8%
55 to 64	1,872	14.9%
65 to 74	1,195	9.5%
75 and over	827	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,107	8.8%
Black or African American	11,005	87.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.7%
Two or more races	121	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	221	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	468	5.4%
High school graduate	2,079	24.2%
Some college or associate's	3,435	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,592	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,031	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit4.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,356	73.5%
Carpooled	392	6.6%
Public transit	290	4.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	671	11.3%
Other means	219	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	904	17.2%
15 to 29 min	1,564	29.8%
30 to 44 min	1,320	25.1%
45 to 59 min	837	15.9%
60+ min	632	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 9.0% (1,117 of 12,430)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,122	60.4%
Nonfamily households	2,044	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,166	95.2%
Vacant	261	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,620	50.7%
Renter-occupied	2,546	49.3%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units21.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,955	54.4%
1-unit, attached	433	8.0%
2 to 4 units	146	2.7%
5 to 19 units	708	13.0%
20 or more units	1,185	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1763706
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.4802, -87.7425

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