|
Population (year 2000): 8,702. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,835 (+1.5% change)
Males: 4,149 (47.7%), Females: 4,553 (52.3%)
DuPage County
Zip code:
60523
Median resident age: 49.9 years
Median household income: $146,537 (year 2000)
Median house value: $635,400 (year 2000)
Races in Oak Brook:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.5%)
- Asian Indian (10.5%)
- Chinese (4.1%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Filipino (2.1%)
- Other Asian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Korean (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), Irish (12.7%),
Italian (12.2%), Polish (5.8%), English (5.0%), Greek (4.4%).
Elevation: 660 feet
Land area: 8.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oak Brook
- High school or higher: 96.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 34.9%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oak Brook village
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 68.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 3.3%
21.5% Foreign born (17.1% Asia, 3.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -739 (-7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Brook:
- ELMHURST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ELMHURST,
IL)
- HINSDALE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HINSDALE, IL)
- RML SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HINSDALE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oak
Brook:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 15 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 42 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oak Brook:
- SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 15 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 06C)
- SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 15 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 4H1)
- CLOW INTL (about 16 miles; BOLINGBROOK, IL; ID: 1C5)
Amtrak stations near Oak Brook:
- 7 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON
AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 14 miles: NAPERVILLE (E. 4TH & ELLSWORTH 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, public transit
connection.
College/University in Oak Brook:
- COLDWELL BANKER SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE
(Location: 1211 W 22ND ST STE 700; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oak Brook:
- ELMHURST COLLEGE (about 4 miles; ELMHURST, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,188)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 8 miles;
ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
- COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 8 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL; FT
enrollment: 15,545)
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; FT
enrollment: 8,007)
- BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LISLE, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,102)
- WHEATON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WHEATON, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,684)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
Public primary/middle schools in Oak Brook:
- BROOK FOREST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 300;
Location: 60 REGENT DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- BUTLER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 179;
Location: 2801 YORK RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Oak Brook:
- OAK BROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 73;
Location: 3100 MIDWEST ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- GREENTREE AT CROSSING (Students: 60;
Location: 1520 KENSINGTON; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Oak Brook:
- OAK BROOK FREE P.L. (Operating income:
$763,591; Location: 1112 OAK BROOK ROAD; 54,957 books;
3,664 audio materials; 1,938 video materials; 225 serial
subscriptions)
|
