Grandwood Park, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

5,262

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

2.77%

29.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$126,736

1.51% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$330,500

5.59% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,060

Population & Diversity

Grandwood Park, IL is home to a population of 5.26k people, from which 94.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.6% of Grandwood Park, IL residents were born outside of the country (768 people).

In 2024, there were 4.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.42k people) in Grandwood Park, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 763 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 288 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%

2024 Citizenship

93.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of Grandwood Park, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grandwood Park, IL was 93.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grandwood Park, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.42k ± 580
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
763 ± 259
Other (Hispanic)
288 ± 255

12.5%

Hispanic Population

658 people

12.5% of the people in Grandwood Park, IL are hispanic (658 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

14.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

768 people

14.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

761 people

As of 2024, 14.6% of Grandwood Park, IL residents (768 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 Grandwood Park, IL was 14.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 56
Vietnam
43 ± 36
Gulf War (1990s)
35 ± 29

Grandwood Park, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Grandwood Park, IL.

Economy

The economy of Grandwood Park, IL employs 3.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grandwood Park, IL were Manufacturing (539 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (437 people), and Educational Services (339 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($207,922), Wholesale Trade ($174,250), and Transportation & Warehousing ($135,156).

Employment

Occupations

3.06k

2024 Value

± 465

0.757%

1 Year growth

± 21.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grandwood Park, IL grew at a rate of 0.757%, from 3.04k employees to 3.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grandwood Park, IL, are Management Occupations (728 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (221 people), and Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (218 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grandwood Park, 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

3.06k

2024 Value

± 465

0.757%

1 Year growth

± 21.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grandwood Park, IL grew at a rate of 0.757%, from 3.04k employees to 3.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grandwood Park, IL, are Manufacturing (539 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (437 people), and Educational Services (339 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grandwood Park, IL, though some of these residents may live in Grandwood Park, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$90,686

Median earning men ± $21,061

$61,700

Median earning women ± $21,273

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($189,861), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($135,156), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,472).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($191,458), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,464), and Manufacturing ($103,438).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grandwood Park, IL was $330,500 in 2024, which is 0.993 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $313,000 to $330,500, a 5.59% increase. The homeownership rate in Grandwood Park, IL is 87.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grandwood Park, IL have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grandwood Park, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$330,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,469

$1,719

Median Property Taxes

±$337

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.4%

Homeownership

2024

42.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.4% of the housing units in Grandwood Park, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grandwood Park, 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.

$126,736

Median Household Income

± $26,204

1.97k

Number of Households

± 350

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.97k households in Grandwood Park, IL grew to $126,736 from the previous year's value of $124,847.

The following chart displays the households in Grandwood 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (21%)
Carpooled (3.51%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in Grandwood Park, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21%) and those who carpooled to work (3.51%).

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

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grandwood Park, IL have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.503% of the workforce in Grandwood Park, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Grandwood 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 Grandwood Park, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grandwood Park, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grandwood Park, IL (145 out of 5.24k 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 Males 16 - 17, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 18 - 24.

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