Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

118,623

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.49% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.44%

9.85% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$109,558

0.164% 1-year growth

Health

96.5% of the population of Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL has health coverage, with 65.6% on employee plans, 7.23% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 8.63% on non-group plans, and 0.436% 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, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,264 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,264 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.46%

Uninsured

65.6%

Employer Coverage

7.23%

Medicaid

14.6%

Medicare

8.63%

Non-Group

0.436%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL grew by 10.4% from 3.13% to 3.46%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL employs 58.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL were Elementary & secondary schools (4,385 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,259 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,578 people), and the highest paying industries were Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. ($315,624), Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. ($292,489), and Waste management & remediation services ($253,584).

Males in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL have an average income that is 1.3 times higher than the average income of females, which is $99,666. The income inequality in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,175

Women

50%

29,208

Men

50%

The workforce of Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL in 2024 was 58,383 people, with 50% woman, and 50% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

58.4k

2024 Value

1.16%

1 Year growth

± 1.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 57.7k employees to 58.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL, are Other managers (1,998 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (1,947 people), and Registered nurses (1,728 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

58.4k

2024 Value

1.16%

1 Year growth

± 1.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 57.7k employees to 58.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,385 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,259 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,578 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL, though some of these residents may live in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$86,852

Median earning men ± $4,282

$68,384

Median earning women ± $3,480

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($155,967), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,765), and Information ($104,904).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($118,036), Construction ($105,350), and Wholesale Trade ($103,162).

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.

Education

The student population of Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2,854 male students and 5,719 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL are White (1,210 and 53.5%), Hispanic or Latino (643 and 28.4%), Black or African American (253 and 11.2%), and Asian (53 and 2.34%).

The largest universities in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL by number of degrees awarded are Concordia University-Chicago (1,463 and 62.8%) and Dominican University (868 and 37.2%).

The most popular majors in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL are Kinesiology & Exercise Science (303 and 13%), General Educational Leadership & Administration (254 and 10.9%), and Curriculum & Instruction (146 and 6.26%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $37,379.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 91.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 8,573 (33.3% men and 66.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 8,573 students enrolled in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL, 33.3% men and 66.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,481 records, of which 67% were women and 33% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Kinesiology & Exercise Science
225 degrees awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration
174 degrees awarded
Curriculum & Instruction
131 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL was Kinesiology & Exercise Science with 225 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Concordia University-Chicago
1,463 degrees awarded
Dominican University
868 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Concordia University-Chicago with 1,463 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 693 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL, which is 0.423 times less than the 1,638 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,210 degrees mean that there were 1.88 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 643 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,379) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($779) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.597% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.472% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (26.1k), Graduate Degree (25.6k), and Some college (14.1k).

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 Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL was $423,400 in 2024, which is 1.27 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $414,300 to $423,400, a 2.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL is 67.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL have an average commute time of 30.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$423,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,324

$33,997

Median Property Taxes

±$1,107

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 Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.4% of the housing units in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$109,558

Median Household Income

± $4,382

50.4k

Number of Households

± 1,704

In 2024, the median household income of the 50.4k households in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL grew to $109,558 from the previous year's value of $109,379.

The following chart displays the households in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, 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.

Wage Distribution

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL

0.466

2023 Wage GINI in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL

In 2024, the income inequality in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0644% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (51.4%)
Worked At Home (26.8%)
Public Transit (11.2%)

In 2024, 51.4% of workers in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.2%).

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

30.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL have a longer commute time (30.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.95% of the workforce in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL (7.51k out of 117k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cook County (West)--Oak Park, Riverside, River Forest & Proviso (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

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

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

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