Franklin Park | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Seal Type: | Logo |
Seal Alt: | Franklin Park Logo |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
Coordinates: | 41.9339°N -87.8733°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Leyden |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 1892 |
Government Type: | Trustee-village |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Barrett F. Pedersen |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.77 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.77 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Total: | 18467 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 3868.24 |
Population Note: | Down 5.67%% from 2000 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 60131, 60132 |
Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
Area Code: | 847/224 |
Geocode: | 27702 |
Demographics Type1: | Standard of living (2007-11) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Per capita income |
Demographics1 Info1: | $20,925 |
Demographics1 Title2: | Median home value |
Demographics1 Info2: | $228,300 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-27702 |
Area Total Km2: | 12.36 |
Area Land Km2: | 12.36 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population Density Km2: | 1493.51 |
Demographic | Proportion | |
---|---|---|
White | 74.7% | |
Black | 1.3% | |
Asian | 3.1% | |
Islander | 0.02% | |
Native | 0.4% | |
Other | 20.5% | |
Hispanic (any race) | 43.1% |
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Franklin Park has a total area of 4.77sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 18,467 people, 5,747 households, and 4,165 families residing in the village. The population density was 3868.24PD/sqmi. There were 6,604 housing units at an average density of 1383.33/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 48.15% White, 1.68% African American, 2.04% Native American, 3.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 26.00% from other races, and 18.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.16% of the population.
There were 5,747 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.82% were married couples living together, 19.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.53% were non-families. 23.98% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.67 and the average family size was 3.09.
The village's age distribution consisted of 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $67,755, and the median income for a family was $82,361. Males had a median income of $44,973 versus $30,943 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,547. About 11.7% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
White alone (NH) | 11,251 | 9,573 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7,530 | 57.89% | 52.22% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 40.78% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 112 | 167 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 242 | 0.58% | 0.91% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.31% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 13 | 24 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 18 | 0.07% | 0.13% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.10% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 478 | 543 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 705 | 2.46% | 2.96% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.82% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.01% | 0.01% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.01% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 12 | 13 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 70 | 0.06% | 0.07% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.38% | |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 168 | 110 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 268 | 0.86% | 0.60% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.45% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7,399 | 7,902 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9,632 | 38.07% | 43.10% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 52.16% | |
Total | 19,434 | 18,333 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 18,467 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
Franklin Park has three Metra stations: Belmont Avenue on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station); Franklin Park and Mannheim on the Milwaukee District West Line which connects Chicago to Elgin, Illinois.Franklin Park is in the close proximity of O'Hare International Airport; airplanes can be seen taking off and descending over the village. The village is served by three railroads: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (formerly Milwaukee Road and Canadian Pacific), Canadian National Railway (formerly Wisconsin Central), and the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.
Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Franklin Park to destinations across the region.[8]
Franklin Park is home to Grand Stand Pizza, in 2005 voted Best Thin Crust in Chicago by Fox News Chicago,[9] A.M. Castle & Co, R&M Trucking Co.Aerospace Manufacturer, Chucking Machine Products, Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc., and Ex-Cell Kaiser, manufacturers of waste and recycling products. The village is home to the Sloan Valve Company, famous for the flushometer.
It was also home to Midway Manufacturing before the company relocated in 1991.
Elementary school districts:[10]
High school districts:[10]
Private Catholic schools in nearby River Grove (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago):[10]
Triton College is the area community college.[10]