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Population (year 2000): 20,535. Estimated
population in July 2005: 19,517 (-5.0% change)
Males: 9,612 (46.8%), Females: 10,923 (53.2%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60104
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $52,856 (year 2000)
Median house value: $116,300 (year 2000)
Races in Bellwood:
- Black (81.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (8.8%)
- Hispanic (7.9%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (3.2%), Subsaharan African
(2.0%), Italian (1.9%), Irish (1.8%), Polish (1.3%).
Elevation: 630 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bellwood
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bellwood village
- Never married: 36.5%
- Now married: 43.8%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 9.4%
6.1% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +319 (+1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bellwood:
- GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MELROSE
PARK, IL)
- WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MELROSE
PARK, IL)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles;
MAYWOOD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bellwood:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 6 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID:
ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 12 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 39 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bellwood:
- PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 16 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT
HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
- SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 16 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 4H1)
- SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 17 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 06C)
Amtrak stations near Bellwood:
- 5 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON
AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 8 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 15 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bellwood:
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 8,007)
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 5 miles; ELMHURST, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,188)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE
(about 7 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,618)
- MORTON COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CICERO, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,085)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 10 miles;
ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
- OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles;
CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 3,201)
Public primary/middle schools in Bellwood:
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,055;
Location: 2500 OAK ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 436;
Location: 225 46TH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- MCKINLEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 3317 BUTTERFIELD RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 405;
Location: 3420 JACKSON; Grades: KG - 05)
- THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 311;
Location: 2501 OAK ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WILSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location:
1136 24TH AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- TALENTS PROGRAM WEST (Location: 4000 ST PAUL;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Bellwood:
- MIDWEST EVAGELICAL CHRISTIAN A (Students:
155; Location: 425 BOHLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 7)
- ST SIMEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 141;
Location: 501 BELLWOOD; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRUE VINE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 97;
Location: 400 S 23RD AVE; Grades: KG - 11)
- BELLWOOD-MARGERY DAW DAY CARE CENTER
(Students: 7; Location: 407 S 25 AVE; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Bellwood:
- BELLWOOD P.L. (Operating income: $1,079,128;
Location: 600 BOHLAND AVENUE; 93,561 books; 6,762 audio
materials; 1,857 video materials; 261 serial
subscriptions)
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