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Population (year 2000): 12,533. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,998 (+3.7% change)
Males: 5,747 (45.9%), Females: 6,786 (54.1%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60471
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $48,299 (year 2000)
Median house value: $125,700 (year 2000)
Races in Richton Park:
- Black (59.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (33.8%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (10.5%), Irish (7.6%), Polish
(4.8%), English (4.7%), Italian (3.3%), United States (1.3%).
Elevation: 710 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Richton Park
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 40.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Richton Park village
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 48.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 14.3%
4.6% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.1% Latin
America, 0.8% Europe, 0.6% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,025 (+19.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Richton Park:
- ST JAMES HOSP & HLTH CTR-OLYMPIA FLDS (about 4
miles; OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HAZEL CREST,
IL)
- TINLEY PK MENTAL HEALTH CTR (about 9 miles; TINLEY
PARK, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Richton Park:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 21 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 24 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 36 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Richton Park:
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 7 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY
PARK, IL; ID: TF8)
- FRANKFORT (about 8 miles; FRANKFORT, IL; ID: C18)
- SANGER (about 9 miles; MONEE, IL; ID: C56)
Amtrak stations near Richton Park:
- 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.
- 15 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Richton Park:
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,191)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 3,161)
- CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,836)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about
17 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
Public high school in Richton Park:
- RICH SOUTH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,066; Location: 5000 SAUK TRL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Richton Park:
- NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 511;
Location: 5030 IMPERIAL DR; Grades: PK - 08)
- SAUK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location:
4435 S CHURCHILL DR; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Richton Park:
- SOUTH SUBURBAN S D A SCHOOL (Students: 41;
Location: 22700 RICHTON SQUARE RD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Richton Park:
- RICHTON PARK P.L.D. (Operating income:
$703,259; Location: 4045 SAUK TRAIL; 35,477 books; 3,087
audio materials; 1,169 video materials; 178 serial
subscriptions)
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