Office - 708.758.6101
Fax - 708.758.7044
VILLAGE OF LYNWOOD
21460 Lincoln Highway
Lynwood, Il. 60411
OFFICE HOURS
9am to 4:30pm
Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri
9am to 8pm
Wednesday
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U.S. Census Bureau
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General Characteristics
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Number
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Percent
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U.S.
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Total population
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7,377
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Male
|
3,518
|
47.7
|
49.1%
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|
Female
|
3,859
|
52.3
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50.9%
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|
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34.6
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(X)
|
35.3
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Under 5 years
|
568
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7.7
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6.8%
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18 years and over
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5,182
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70.2
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74.3%
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65 years and over
|
554
|
7.5
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12.4%
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|
|
|
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|
|
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7,251
|
98.3
|
97.6%
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White
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3,699
|
50.1
|
75.1%
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Black or African American
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3,349
|
45.4
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12.3%
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American Indian and Alaska Native
|
17
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0.2
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0.9%
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Asian
|
72
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1.0
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3.6%
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0.0
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0.1%
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Some other race
|
114
|
1.5
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5.5%
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Two or more races
|
126
|
1.7
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2.4%
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|
|
|
|
|
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
337
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4.6
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12.5%
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|
|
|
|
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Household population
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7,377
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100.0
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97.2%
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Group quarters population
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0
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0.0
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2.8%
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|
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|
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2.82
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(X)
|
2.59
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Average family size
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3.27
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(X)
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3.14
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|
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Total housing units
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2,733
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Occupied housing units
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2,620
|
95.9
|
91.0%
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|
Owner-occupied housing units
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2,316
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88.4
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66.2%
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Renter-occupied housing units
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304
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11.6
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33.8%
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Vacant housing units
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113
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4.1
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9.0%
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Social Characteristics
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Number
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Percent
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U.S.
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Population 25 years and over
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4,588
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High school graduate or higher
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4,086
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89.1
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80.4%
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Bachelor's degree or higher
|
1,019
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22.2
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24.4%
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|
|
722
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13.8
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12.7%
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Disability status (population 5 years and over)
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902
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13.4
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19.3%
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Foreign born
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371
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5.1
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11.1%
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Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)
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1,479
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56.3
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56.7%
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Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)
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1,476
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50.0
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52.1%
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Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)
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656
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9.7
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17.9%
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Economic Characteristics
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Number
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Percent
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U.S.
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In labor force (population 16 years and over)
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3,818
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69.5
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63.9%
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Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)
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34.9
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(X)
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25.5
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Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
56,554
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(X)
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41,994
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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)
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64,848
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(X)
|
50,046
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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)
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22,650
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(X)
|
21,587
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Families below poverty level
|
76
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3.8
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9.2%
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|
Individuals below poverty level
|
425
|
5.8
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12.4%
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|
|
|
|
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Housing Characteristics
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Number
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Percent
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U.S.
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Single-family owner-occupied homes
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1,580
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Median value (dollars)
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140,800
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(X)
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119,600
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Median of selected monthly owner costs
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(X)
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(X)
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|
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1,373
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(X)
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1,088
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Not mortgaged (dollars)
|
391
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(X)
|
295
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