Homewood, Illinois

Homewood
Village
Village of Homewood

Location of Homewood in Cook County, Illinois.

Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°33′26″N 87°39′56″W / 41.55722°N 87.66556°W / 41.55722; -87.66556Coordinates: 41°33′26″N 87°39′56″W / 41.55722°N 87.66556°W / 41.55722; -87.66556
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Township Rich, Thornton
Founded 1893
Government
 • Type village
 • Village President Richard A. Hofeld
Area[1]
 • Total 5.26 sq mi (13.63 km2)
 • Land 5.22 sq mi (13.51 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation[2] 659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 19,323
 • Estimate (2016)[3] 19,175
 • Density 3,676.19/sq mi (1,419.42/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s) 60422, 60430
Area code(s) 708
FIPS code 17-35879
Wikimedia Commons Homewood, Illinois
Website www.homesweethomewood.com

Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 19,323 at the 2010 census.[4] Homewood is a sister city to Homewood, Alabama. In 2007, Forbes magazine rated Homewood as one of the three most "livable" suburbs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Homewood has a total area of 5.259 square miles (13.62 km2), of which 5.21 square miles (13.49 km2) (or 99.07%) is land and 0.049 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.93%) is water.[6] It lies on the Calumet Shoreline. The ancient shoreline can be seen clearly as the sand ridge along Ridge Road. A south suburban village, Homewood is 22 miles (35 km) due south of The Loop/downtown Chicago at 800 west and 18300 south on the Chicago grid system.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1900352—
1910713102.6%
19201,38994.8%
19303,227132.3%
19404,07826.4%
19505,88744.4%
196013,371127.1%
197018,87141.1%
198019,7244.5%
199019,278−2.3%
200019,5431.4%
201019,323−1.1%
Est. 201619,175[3]−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 19,543 people, 7,552 households, and 5,256 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,755.5 people per square mile (1,451.1/km²). There were 7,827 housing units at an average density of 1,504.1 per square mile (581.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 56.50% White, 33.70% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the population.

There were 7,552 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village, the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $57,213, and the median income for a family was $70,941. Males had a median income of $50,689 versus $35,978 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,074. About 3.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Homewood has been the subject of an advertising campaign in Chicago that attempts to market the town based on its diversity and reasonably priced housing options.[9]

Government

Homewood is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district, currently represented by Rep. Robin Kelly.

Education

Children in grades K-8 attend schools under the jurisdiction of Homewood public school district 153, although some may attend Flossmoor School District 161 if they live west of Western Avenue and south of 183rd street. School District 153 has three schools: Winston Churchill Elementary, Willow Elementary, and James Hart Junior High School.[10] Children in grades K-2 attend Willow, then move on to Churchill for grades 3-5, then move on to finish grades 6-8 at James Hart. Homewood School District 153 The Catholic school is St. Joseph's School.

The majority of students in the area then go on to attend the local public high school, Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Homewood-Flossmoor High School is its own school district, school district 233. H-F is a three-time winner of the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award for excellence. HF also owns WHFH 88.5, the highest powered high school radio station with 1,500 watts.

Rail transportation

Amtrak provides rail service to Homewood. Amtrak Train 59, the southbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Homewood at 8:54 pm daily with service to Kankakee and points south through Tennessee and Mississippi to New Orleans. Amtrak Train 58, the northbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Homewood at 7:44 am daily with service to Chicago Union Station. Homewood is also served by Amtrak Train 390/391, the Saluki, daily in the morning, and Amtrak Train 392/393, the Illini, daily in the afternoon/evening. Both the Saluki and Illini operate between Chicago and Carbondale, Illinois. Metra also provides commuter rail service on the Metra Electric line between Millennium Station and University Park.

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "USGS detail on Newtown". Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Homewood village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Most Livable Metro-Area Suburbs". Forbes. October 11, 2007.
  6. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  9. ↑ Hurley, Amanda Kolson (April 9, 2018). "The Suburb Wooing Millennials With Avocados, Kombucha, and Cheap Houses". CityLab.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Homewood School District 153 - Willow School - Churchill School - Millennium School - James Hart School". www.hsd153.org.
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