Beach Park, IL

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2023 Population

13,988

0.05% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

36.2

1.69% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.8%

1.62% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$83,069

4.62% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$223,600

8.91% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,287

1.55% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Beach Park, IL had a population of 14k people with a median age of 36.2 and a median household income of $83,069. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Beach Park, IL declined from 13,995 to 13,988, a −0.05% decrease and its median household income grew from $79,402 to $83,069, a 4.62% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Beach Park, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (31.8%), Other (Hispanic) (18.5%), White (Hispanic) (18.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.5%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (12%).

None of the households in Beach 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.

93.9% of the residents in Beach Park, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Beach Park, IL was $223,600, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Beach Park, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Beach Park, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Beach Park, IL is home to a population of 14k people, from which 93.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 20.2% of Beach Park, IL residents were born outside of the country (2.83k people).

In 2023, there were 1.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.45k people) in Beach Park, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.59k Other (Hispanic) and 2.58k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.9%

2023 Citizenship

91.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.9% of Beach Park, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Beach Park, IL was 91.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Beach Park, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beach Park, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.45k ± 821
Other (Hispanic)
2.59k ± 875
White (Hispanic)
2.58k ± 927

50.2%

Hispanic Population

7.03k people

50.2% of the people in Beach Park, IL are hispanic (7.03k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Beach Park, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Beach Park, IL was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Beach Park, IL residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Foreign-Born Population

20.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.83k people

20.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.83k people

As of 2023, 20.2% of Beach Park, IL residents (2.83k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beach Park, IL was 20.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Beach Park, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
321 ± 170
Gulf War (1990s)
120 ± 94
Gulf War (2001-)
115 ± 83

Beach Park, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Beach Park, IL employs 6.29k people. The largest industries in Beach Park, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,160 people), Manufacturing (928 people), and Retail Trade (668 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($145,435), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,292), and Public Administration ($69,063).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.29k

2023 Value

± 734

−1.55%

1 Year decline

± 16.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Beach Park, IL declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 6.39k employees to 6.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beach Park, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (928 people), Sales & Related Occupations (635 people), and Material Moving Occupations (553 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beach Park, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.29k

2023 Value

± 734

−1.55%

1 Year decline

± 16.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Beach Park, IL declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 6.39k employees to 6.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beach Park, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,160 people), Manufacturing (928 people), and Retail Trade (668 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beach Park, IL, though some of these residents may live in Beach Park, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,774

Median earning men ± $3,286

$37,170

Median earning women ± $4,639

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($159,271), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,667), and Manufacturing ($53,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($104,583), Public Administration ($75,025), and Manufacturing ($51,618).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Beach Park, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Beach Park, IL was $223,600 in 2023, which is 0.737 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $205,300 to $223,600, a 8.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Beach Park, IL is 84.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Beach Park, IL have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beach Park, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$223,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,162

$4,021

Median Property Taxes

±$505

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.3%

Homeownership

2023

59.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 84.3% of the housing units in Beach Park, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beach Park, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$83,069

Median Household Income

± $8,618

4.77k

Number of Households

± 634

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.77k households in Beach Park, IL grew to $83,069 from the previous year's value of $79,402.

The following chart displays the households in Beach 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beach Park, IL is from Beach Park, IL.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Beach Park, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.2%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)

In 2023, 77.2% of workers in Beach Park, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (10.4%).

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.

Commute Time

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beach Park, IL have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.02% of the workforce in Beach Park, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beach Park, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beach Park, IL (1.65k out of 14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.2% of the population of Beach Park, IL has health coverage, with 47.4% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.738% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see 888 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.795% increase from the previous year (881 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 846 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 303 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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888 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, IL

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see an average of 888 patients per year. This represents a 0.795% increase from the previous year (881 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.81%

Uninsured

47.4%

Employer Coverage

16.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.738%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beach Park, IL grew by 5.38% from 9.31% to 9.81%.

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

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