Beach Park, Illinois

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Beach Park is a village in The Benton and Waukegan Townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,072 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Beach Park is located at 42°25′26″N, 87°50′52″W (42.423763, -87.847753)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 10,072 people, 3,636 households, and 2,727 families residing in the village. The population density was 605.7/km² (1,569.0/mi²). There were 3,743 housing units at an average density of 225.1/km² (583.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.31% White, 4.54% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.12% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.58% of the population.

There were 3,636 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,553, and the median income for a family was $65,064. Males had a median income of $42,982 versus $32,412 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,803. About 3.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.