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Population (year 2000): 23,463. Estimated
population in July 2005: 22,788 (-2.9% change)
Males: 11,485 (48.9%), Females: 11,978 (51.1%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60406
Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $36,520 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,400 (year 2000)
Races in Blue Island:
- Hispanic (37.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.2%)
- Black (24.1%)
- Other race (17.7%)
- Two or more races (3.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.7%), Irish (10.4%),
Polish (6.7%), Italian (6.6%), English (2.3%), Swedish (1.5%).
Elevation: 635 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blue Island
- High school or higher: 66.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blue Island city
- Never married: 35.5%
- Now married: 45.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 9.9%
22.0% Foreign born (20.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,290 (+10.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Blue Island:
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER (12935 S
GREGORY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blue Island:
- INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HARVEY,
IL)
- LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
EVERGREEN PARK, IL)
- ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; CHICAGO,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue
Island:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 20 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 27 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Island:
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 12 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY
PARK, IL; ID: TF8)
- LANSING MUNI (about 15 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: IGQ)
- MERRILL C MEIGS (about 15 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID:
CGX)
Amtrak stations near Blue Island:
- 7 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: HAMMOND-WHITING (HAMMOND, 1135 CALUMET
AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 14 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Blue Island:
- ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 130; Location: 13010 S DIVISION ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: eticampus.com)
- CANNELLA SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 16; Location: 12840 S WESTERN AVE; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blue Island:
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
- CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,836)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about
5 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE
(about 7 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,536)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 7 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE (about
9 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 3,942)
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
FT enrollment: 11,188)
Public high schools in Blue Island:
- DD EISENHOWER HIGH SCH (CAMPUS) (Students:
1,669; Location: 12700 SACRAMENTO AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ACADEMY FOR LEARNING (Students: 235;
Location: 13813 WESTERN AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blue Island:
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 594; Location:
2140 BROADWAY ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- PAUL REVERE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 505;
Location: 2300 W 123RD PL; Grades: KG - 03)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCH (Students: 391;
Location: 12320 S GREENWOOD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EVERETT F KERR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 370;
Location: 12915 MAPLE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HORACE MANN SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location:
2975 BROADWAY ST; Grades: PK - PK)
- PAUL REVERE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
264; Location: 12331 S GREGORY ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 13043 MAPLE AVE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- GARFIELD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 128;
Location: 13801 S CHATHAM; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Blue Island:
- ST BENEDICT ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 301;
Location: 2324 WEST NEW STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ISIDORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 177;
Location: 12731 S WOOD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- SALEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 107;
Location: 12951 S MAPLE AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- SMALL FRY DAY CARE & KTGN (Students: 61;
Location: 2000 YORK STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Blue Island:
- BLUE ISLAND P.L. (Operating income: $678,715;
Location: 2433 YORK STREET; 84,295 books; 4,545 audio
materials; 2,114 video materials; 393 serial
subscriptions)
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