Robbins

Population: 4,956
Median household income: $37,594
Median home value: $114,200

Robbins is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 4,956 residents. At $37,594, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Robbins's population declined 1.6% from 5,037 to 4,956, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $76,400 to $114,200.

The median gross rent is $1,188. 12.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,956
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $37,594
Median home value: $114,200
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 2,016
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 17.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0374,956

Median household income

$27,209$37,594

Median home value

$76,400$114,200

Median gross rent

$894$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,037	$27,209	$76,400	$894
2020	5,068	$35,815	$83,200	$987
2021	4,850	$34,760	$85,700	$879
2022	4,804	$47,174	$105,600	$1,021
2023	4,956	$37,594	$114,200	$1,188

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	279	5.6%
5 to 17	1,098	22.2%
18 to 24	557	11.2%
25 to 34	557	11.2%
35 to 44	683	13.8%
45 to 54	453	9.1%
55 to 64	618	12.5%
65 to 74	473	9.5%
75 and over	238	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	216	4.4%
Black or African American	4,218	85.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.6%
Two or more races	64	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	422	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	696	23.0%
High school graduate	1,167	38.6%
Some college or associate's	791	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	265	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	103	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit6.7%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	958	63.1%
Carpooled	54	3.6%
Public transit	102	6.7%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	404	26.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	19.8%
15 to 29 min	366	32.8%
30 to 44 min	299	26.8%
45 to 59 min	105	9.4%
60+ min	124	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 33.5% (1,599 of 4,777)

	Count	Share
Family households	973	62.6%
Nonfamily households	582	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,555	77.1%
Vacant	461	22.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,011	65.0%
Renter-occupied	544	35.0%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,423	70.6%
1-unit, attached	121	6.0%
2 to 4 units	143	7.1%
5 to 19 units	100	5.0%
20 or more units	229	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764616
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6431, -87.7081

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