Palos Hills, Illinois

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Palos Hills, Illinois


Location within Chicagoland.	The Chicagoland tristate area.

Incorporated

City in 1958.

County; State

Cook; Illinois

Township

Palos

Government

Mayor-council

Mayor

Gerald Bennett

Population (2000)

17,665 (down 0.78% from 1990)

Pop. density

1,635.6/km² (4,239.7/mi²)

Zip code(s)

60465

Area code

708

Land area

11.0 km² (4.2 mi²)

Income

Per capita: $25,331
Household: $156,100

Home value

Mean: $174,000 (2000)
Median: $175,859

Website

www.paloshillsweb.org

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
87.18%	5.48%	4.83%	2.67%	0.01%	0.11%	1.57%

Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,665 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Moraine Valley Community College.

1 Geography
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[edit] Geography

Palos Hills is located at 41°41′57″N, 87°49′35″W (41.699282, -87.826257)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.8 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.65%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 17,665 people, 7,320 households, and 4,772 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,635.6/km² (4,239.7/mi²). There were 7,492 housing units at an average density of 693.7/km² (1,798.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.18% White, 5.48% African American, 0.11% Native American, 2.67% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 2.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.

There were 7,320 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,329, and the median income for a family was $61,764. Males had a median income of $44,322 versus $31,929 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,331. About 2.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.