| Community StatisticsHere are the latest business statistics for Oak Lawn and our general area. Questions? Contact us | Statistics | Oak Lawn | State of Illinois | | Population, 2003 estimate | 55,136 | 12,653,544 | | Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 | -0.2% | 1.9% | | Population, 2000 | 55,245 | 12,419,293 | | Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | -1.9% | 8.6% | | Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 5.4% | 7.1% | | Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 21.9% | 26.1% | | Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 21.7% | 12.1% | | Female persons, percent, 2000 | 53.1% | 51.0% | | White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 93.3% | 73.5% | | Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 1.2% | 15.1% | | American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% | | Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 1.7% | 3.4% | | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | Z | Z | | Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 1.6% | 5.8% | | Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 1.9% | 1.9% | | Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 5.3% | 12.3% | | Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 | 69.3% | 56.8% | | Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 11.5% | 12.3% | | Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 17.5% | 19.2% | | High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 83.5% | 81.4% | | Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 20.9% | 26.1% | | Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 30.8 | 28.0 | | Housing units, 2000 | 22,846 | 4,885,615 | | Homeownership rate, 2000 | 82.9% | 67.3% | | Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $157,000 | $130,800 | | Households, 2000 | 22,220 | 4,591,779 | | Persons per household, 2000 | 2.46 | 2.63 | | Median household income, 1999 | $47,585 | $46,590 | | Per capita money income, 1999 | $23,877 | $23,104 | | Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 5.4% | 10.7% |
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