Robbins, Illinois

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Robbins, Illinois


Location within Chicagoland.	The Chicagoland tristate area.

Incorporated

Village in 1917.

County, State

Cook County, Illinois

Township

Bremen Township

Government

Mayor

Irene H. Brodie

Population (2000)

6,635 (down 11.51% from 1990)

Pop. density

1,742.7/km² (4,516.0/mi²)

Zip code(s)

60472

Area code

708

Land Area

3.8 km² (1.5 mi²)

Lat. / long.

41°38.35′N 87°42.29′W

Income

Per capita: $9,837
Household: $24,145

Home value

Mean: $65,609 (2000)
Median: $55,300

Website

www.robbins-il.com

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
2.82%	95.25%	1.94%	0.08%	0.00%	0.12%	0.93%

Robbins is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,635 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Robbins is located at 41°38′35″N, 87°42′29″W (41.642933, -87.708148)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,635 people, 1,985 households, and 1,490 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,742.7/km² (4,516.0/mi²). There were 2,138 housing units at an average density of 561.6/km² (1,455.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 1.82% White, 96.25% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.93% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.

There were 1,985 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.1% were married couples living together, 40.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the village the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,145, and the median income for a family was $27,602. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $22,574 for females. The per capita income for the village was $9,837. About 30.2% of families and 35.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.3% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.