Elmwood Park, IL

Census Place

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2021 Population
24,517
1% 1-year growth
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
39.9
0.993% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
5.46%
17% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$68,833
8.72% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$278,300
4.04% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Elmwood Park, IL had a population of 24.5k people with a median age of 39.9 and a median household income of $68,833. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Elmwood Park, IL grew from 24,274 to 24,517, a 1% increase and its median household income grew from $63,312 to $68,833, a 8.72% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Elmwood Park, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.8%), Other (Hispanic) (15.2%), White (Hispanic) (14%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.75%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.33%).

None of the households in Elmwood Park, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.1% of the residents in Elmwood Park, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Curve Metric School of Hair Design (11 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2021, the median property value in Elmwood Park, IL was $278,300, and the homeownership rate was 62.3%.

Most people in Elmwood Park, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Elmwood Park, IL was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Elmwood Park, IL is home to a population of 24.5k people, from which 90.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 25.7% of Elmwood Park, IL residents were born outside of the country (6.3k people).

In 2021, there were 3.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.7k people) in Elmwood Park, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.72k Other (Hispanic) and 3.44k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.1%
2021 Citizenship
90.6%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 90.1% of Elmwood Park, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Elmwood Park, IL was 90.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elmwood Park, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    13.7k ± 882
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    3.72k ± 1.01k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    3.44k ± 692
36%
Hispanic Population
8.84k people

In 2021, there were 3.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.7k people) in Elmwood Park, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.72k Other (Hispanic) and 3.44k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36% of the people in Elmwood Park, IL are hispanic (8.84k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

25.7%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
6.3k people
26.4%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
6.42k people

As of 2021, 25.7% of Elmwood Park, IL residents (6.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elmwood Park, IL was 26.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    265 ± 126
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    174 ± 103
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    66 ± 67

Elmwood Park, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Elmwood Park, IL employs 12.4k people. The largest industries in Elmwood Park, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,691 people), Manufacturing (1,522 people), and Retail Trade (1,412 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($87,917), Wholesale Trade ($62,059), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,184).

Occupations

12.4k
2021 Value
± 873
−2.82%
1 Year decline
± 10.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Elmwood Park, IL declined at a rate of −2.82%, from 12.7k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elmwood Park, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,723 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,564 people), and Management Occupations (1,029 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elmwood Park, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

12.4k
2021 Value
± 873
−2.82%
1 Year decline
± 10.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Elmwood Park, IL declined at a rate of −2.82%, from 12.7k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elmwood Park, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,691 people), Manufacturing (1,522 people), and Retail Trade (1,412 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elmwood Park, IL, though some of these residents may live in Elmwood Park, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,306
Median earning men ± $6,358
$35,879
Median earning women ± $3,789

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($93,018), Public Administration ($77,232), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,779).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($64,464), Information ($53,393), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,506).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $134B
  2. $110B
  3. $86.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois product (by dollars) was Electronics with $134B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($110B) and Mixed freight ($86.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Illinois products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$1T
2020 Value in Illinois
$1.94T
Projected 2050 Value in Illinois
93.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Illinois trade was $1T. This is expected to increase 93.1% to $1.94T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Illinois trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $79.7B
  2. $55.8B
  3. $41.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Indiana with $79.7B, followed by Wisconsin with $55.8B and Michigan and $41.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Illinois shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

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learningEducation

In 2020, universities in Elmwood Park, IL awarded 11 degrees. The student population of Elmwood Park, IL in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 21 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Elmwood Park, IL are Hispanic or Latino (10 and 90.9%), followed by White (1 and 9.09%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Elmwood Park, IL by number of degrees awarded are Curve Metric School of Hair Design (11 and 100%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.61M), Some college (2.19M), and Bachelors Degree (2.07M).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Elmwood Park, IL was $278,300 in 2021, which is 1.14 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $267,500 to $278,300, a 4.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Elmwood Park, IL is 62.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Elmwood Park, IL have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elmwood Park, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Elmwood Park, IL is $68,833. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Elmwood Park, IL was Census Tract 8110 with a value of $94,612, followed by Census Tract 8108 and Census Tract 8107.02, with respective values of $89,352 and $66,827.

Property

$278,300
Median Property Value 2021
±$12,378
$5,753
Median Property Taxes
±$499

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elmwood Park, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elmwood Park, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

62.3%
Homeownership
2021
64%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 62.3% of the housing units in Elmwood Park, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.5%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 8110
  2. Census Tract 8108
  3. Census Tract 8107.02

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Elmwood Park, IL was Census Tract 8110 with a value of $94,612, followed by Census Tract 8108 and Census Tract 8107.02, with respective values of $89,352 and $66,827.

The following map shows all of the places in Elmwood Park, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$68,833
Median Household Income
± $6,721
9.23k
Number of Households
± 739

In 2021, the median household income of the 9.23k households in Elmwood Park, IL grew to $68,833 from the previous year's value of $63,312.

The following chart displays the households in Elmwood Park, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elmwood Park, IL is from Illinois.
0.478
2021 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.479
2020 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2021, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0522% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (74.9%)
  2. Public Transit (8.76%)
  3. Carpooled (7.98%)

In 2021, 74.9% of workers in Elmwood Park, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (8.76%) and those who carpooled to work (7.98%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

34.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elmwood Park, IL have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.75% of the workforce in Elmwood Park, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elmwood Park, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elmwood Park, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elmwood Park, IL (1.33k out of 24.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elmwood Park, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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91.1% of the population of Elmwood Park, IL has health coverage, with 52.8% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 9.99% on non-group plans, and 0.674% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see 1046 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.853% decrease from the previous year (1055 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1046 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 314 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,046 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cook County, IL

Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see an average of 1,046 patients per year. This represents a 0.853% decrease from the previous year (1,055 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cook County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.87%
Uninsured
52.8%
Employer Coverage
15.4%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
9.99%
Non-Group
0.674%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elmwood Park, IL declined by 1.23% from 8.98% to 8.87%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Elmwood Park, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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