Park Ridge, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
38,667
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.4
0.225% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
2.91%
17.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$142,986
3.57% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$551,200
2.21% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
19,718
0.244% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Park Ridge, 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.

96.5% of the residents in Park Ridge, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Park Ridge, IL are Americare Technical School (61 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Park Ridge, IL was $551,200, and the homeownership rate was 84.8%.

Most people in Park Ridge, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Park Ridge, IL was 2 cars per household.

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United StatesIllinoisCook County, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WICook County (North)--Maine & Niles (West) Townships PUMA, ILCook County (West)--Leyden & Norwood Park Townships PUMA, ILChicago City (Northwest)--Albany Park, Norwood Park, Forest Glen, North Park & O'Hare PUMA, IL

Population & Diversity

Park Ridge, IL is home to a population of 38.7k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 15% of Park Ridge, IL residents were born outside of the country (5.82k people).

In 2024, there were 13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.8k people) in Park Ridge, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.44k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%
2024 Citizenship
96.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Park Ridge, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Park Ridge, IL was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Park Ridge, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    31.8k ± 887
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    2.44k ± 606
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.2k ± 336
7.54%
Hispanic Population
2.92k people

In 2024, there were 13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.8k people) in Park Ridge, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.44k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.54% of the people in Park Ridge, IL are hispanic (2.92k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Park Ridge, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

15%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.82k people
15%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.87k people

As of 2024, 15% of Park Ridge, IL residents (5.82k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Park Ridge, IL was 15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    284 ± 119
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    210 ± 101
  3. Korea
    156 ± 68

Park Ridge, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Park Ridge, IL employs 19.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Park Ridge, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,799 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,795 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,846 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($135,250), Finance & Insurance ($130,958), and Manufacturing ($119,330).

Employment

Occupations

19.7k
2024 Value
± 1,071
0.244%
1 Year growth
± 7.48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Park Ridge, IL grew at a rate of 0.244%, from 19.7k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Park Ridge, IL, are Management Occupations (3,401 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,285 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,160 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Park Ridge, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.7k
2024 Value
± 1,071
0.244%
1 Year growth
± 7.48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Park Ridge, IL grew at a rate of 0.244%, from 19.7k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Park Ridge, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,799 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,795 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,846 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Park Ridge, IL, though some of these residents may live in Park Ridge, 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

$101,428
Median earning men ± $5,081
$68,356
Median earning women ± $5,859

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,250), Information ($144,333), and Manufacturing ($116,620).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($135,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,825), and Information ($93,417).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Park Ridge, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Park Ridge, IL awarded 61 degrees. The student population of Park Ridge, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8 male students and 20 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Park Ridge, IL are Black or African American (24 and 39.3%), Asian (16 and 26.2%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 14.8%), and White (8 and 13.1%).

The largest universities in Park Ridge, IL by number of degrees awarded are Americare Technical School (61 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Park Ridge, IL are Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants (61 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2023 in Park Ridge, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 93.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 28 (28.6% men and 71.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 28 students enrolled in Park Ridge, IL, 28.6% men and 71.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Asian with 11 records, of which 54.5% were women and 45.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants
Most Common
61 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Park Ridge, IL was Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants with 61 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Park Ridge, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Americare Technical School
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
61 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Americare Technical School with 61 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 12 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Park Ridge, IL, which is 0.245 times less than the 49 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 24 degrees mean that there were 1.5 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 16 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($18,750) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($1,750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($2,698) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Park Ridge, IL was $551,200 in 2024, which is 1.66 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $539,300 to $551,200, a 2.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Park Ridge, IL is 84.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Park Ridge, IL have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Park Ridge, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$551,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,746
$12,613
Median Property Taxes
±$596

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 Park Ridge, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

84.8%
Homeownership
2024
58.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.8% of the housing units in Park Ridge, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$142,986
Median Household Income
± $19,109
14.9k
Number of Households
± 830

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.9k households in Park Ridge, IL grew to $142,986 from the previous year's value of $138,059.

The following chart displays the households in Park Ridge, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Park Ridge, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (59.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.5%)
  3. Public Transit (8.58%)

In 2024, 59.4% of workers in Park Ridge, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.58%).

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Commute Time

29.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Park Ridge, IL have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.88% of the workforce in Park Ridge, 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 Park Ridge, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Park Ridge, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Park Ridge, IL (1.11k out of 38.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Park Ridge, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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Health

95.9% of the population of Park Ridge, IL has health coverage, with 66.3% on employee plans, 2.57% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 0.404% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 11.6% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.08%
Uninsured
66.3%
Employer Coverage
2.57%
Medicaid
16.6%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
0.404%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Park Ridge, IL grew by 14.2% from 3.57% to 4.08%.

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