Grandwood Park, Illinois

Grandwood Park
Census-Designated Place
Official name: Census-Designated Place of Grandwood Park
Motto: Lake County's Best Kept Secret [1]
Country United States
State Illinois
County Lake
Township Warren
Elevation 748 ft (228 m)
Coordinates 42°23′33.02″N 87°59′12″W / 42.3925056°N 87.98667°WCoordinates: 42°23′33.02″N 87°59′12″W / 42.3925056°N 87.98667°W
Population 5,202 (2010)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 60031
Area code 224, 847
Location of Grandwood Park (CDP) within Illinois
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Grandwood Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Warren Township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,202 at the 2010 census.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 4,521 people, 1,572 households, and 1,229 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,798.3 people per square mile (1,077.5/km²). There were 1,602 housing units at an average density of 991.6/sq mi (381.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.86% White, 4.14% African American, 0.11% Native American, 4.49% Asian, 2.10% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.57% of the population.

There were 1,572 households out of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,674, and the median income for a family was $78,624. Males had a median income of $57,961 versus $34,471 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,912. About 3.3% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Grandwood Park is served by the Warren-Newport Public Library District.

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