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Population (year 2000): 5,245. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,006 (-4.6% change)
Males: 2,577 (49.1%), Females: 2,668 (50.9%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60163
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $58,984 (year 2000)
Median house value: $138,000 (year 2000)
Races in Berkeley:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.7%)
- Black (27.7%)
- Hispanic (15.5%)
- Other race (6.7%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Asian Indian (1.8%)
- Filipino (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.9%), Irish (13.7%),
Italian (10.5%), English (6.0%), Polish (5.7%), Czech (3.2%).
Elevation: 670 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Berkeley
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Berkeley village
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 8.0%
13.4% Foreign born (6.8% Latin America, 3.2%
Asia, 2.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +110 (+2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Berkeley:
- ELMHURST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ELMHURST,
IL)
- THC CHICAGO INC DBA KINDRED HOSP CHGO (about 3
miles; NORTHLAKE, IL)
- GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MELROSE
PARK, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Berkeley:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 6 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID:
ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 14 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 41 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berkeley:
- SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 14 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 4H1)
- PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 15 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT
HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
- SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 15 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 06C)
Amtrak stations near Berkeley:
- 6 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON
AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 10 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
Berkeley:
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 3 miles; ELMHURST, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,188)
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 6 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; FT
enrollment: 8,007)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 8 miles;
ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE
(about 9 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,618)
- COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 11 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL;
FT enrollment: 15,545)
- MORTON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; CICERO, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,085)
- OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
Public primary/middle schools in Berkeley:
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 520;
Location: 5412 ST CHARLES RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- MACARTHUR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 488;
Location: 1310 N WOLF RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Berkeley:
- BERKELEY P.L. (Operating income: $161,030;
Location: 1637 TAFT AVENUE; 39,492 books; 1,377 audio
materials; 2,717 video materials; 90 serial
subscriptions)
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