Olympia Fields, Illinois

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Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, and is also noteworthy as one of the wealthiest majority black communities in the United States.

[edit] Geography

Olympia Fields is located at 41°31′6″N, 87°41′34″W (41.518290, -87.692744)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.4 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,732 people, 1,696 households, and 1,380 families residing in the village. The population density was 643.3/km² (1,665.3/mi²). There were 1,915 housing units at an average density of 260.3/km² (673.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 42.65% White, 52.11% African American, 0.04% Native American, 3.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.

There were 1,696 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $94,827, and the median income for a family was $100,121. Males had a median income of $62,170 versus $46,435 for females. The per capita income for the village was $46,698. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.