Tinley Park

Population: 55,007
Median household income: $103,819
Median home value: $289,000

Tinley Park is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 55,007 residents. Its median household income of $103,819 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tinley Park's population declined 2.7% from 56,505 to 55,007, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $231,400 to $289,000.

The median gross rent is $1,518. 38.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,007
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $103,819
Median home value: $289,000
Median gross rent: $1,518
Housing units: 22,881
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,50555,007

Median household income

$78,343$103,819

Median home value

$231,400$289,000

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,518

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,505	$78,343	$231,400	$1,198
2020	56,082	$82,163	$238,200	$1,227
2021	55,988	$87,864	$248,400	$1,253
2022	55,571	$99,628	$278,300	$1,399
2023	55,007	$103,819	$289,000	$1,518

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,756	5.0%
5 to 17	8,865	16.1%
18 to 24	3,788	6.9%
25 to 34	7,041	12.8%
35 to 44	6,459	11.7%
45 to 54	6,423	11.7%
55 to 64	8,607	15.6%
65 to 74	6,757	12.3%
75 and over	4,311	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,271	76.8%
Black or African American	3,623	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	1,997	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	76	0.1%
Two or more races	1,217	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,808	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,544	3.9%
High school graduate	10,007	25.3%
Some college or associate's	12,842	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	9,167	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,038	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit5.2%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,533	78.2%
Carpooled	1,456	5.3%
Public transit	1,420	5.2%
Walked	91	0.3%
Bicycle	72	0.3%
Worked from home	2,660	9.7%
Other means	319	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,206	16.9%
15 to 29 min	6,293	25.3%
30 to 44 min	6,849	27.5%
45 to 59 min	2,965	11.9%
60+ min	4,578	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 5.2% (2,868 of 54,840)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,901	67.6%
Nonfamily households	7,157	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,058	96.4%
Vacant	823	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,302	87.5%
Renter-occupied	2,756	12.5%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached21.8%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,767	55.8%
1-unit, attached	4,995	21.8%
2 to 4 units	1,228	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3,168	13.8%
20 or more units	723	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1775484
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.5686, -87.8042

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