Crete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a far south suburb of Chicago, 30 miles from the Loop and only 6 miles from the Indiana border. The population was 8,465 at the 2020 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by Vermonters Dyantha Wood, Willard Wood & Gary Neal.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Crete has a total area of , of which (or 99.82%) is land and (or 0.18%) is water. Crete is located about west of Illinois Route 394 and within of downtown Chicago. Willow Brook Estates, an unincorporated area between Crete and the Indiana border, uses the Crete postal code and is considered an eastern extension of the village.
Demographics
As of the July 2021 U.S. census, there were 8,407 people, 3,300 households, and 2.52 people per household. The median household income was $80,718 in 2021 dollars, and 5.3% of people were below the poverty line.
The median value of owner-occupied housing units from 2017 to 2021 was $172,700 in 2021 dollars, and the median gross rent was $1,111. In 2021, 94.6% of households had a computer.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|6,192
|5,177
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,048
|84.29%
|62.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.82%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|759
|2,293
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,044
|10.33%
|27.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35.96%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.03%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|55
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75
|0.75%
|1.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.01%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|2
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45
|0.03%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.53%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|68
|140
|style='background: #ffffe6; |346
|0.93%
|1.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.09%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|267
|523
|style='background: #ffffe6; |889
|3.63%
|6.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.50%
|-
|Total
|7,346
|8,259
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,465
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Crete had a population of 8,465. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.6 males age 18 and over. At that time, the population density was 899.7 inhabitants per square mile.
As of the 2020 census, 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older. In total, 99.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.7% lived in rural areas.
As of the 2020 census, there were 3,263 households in Crete, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.9% were married-couple households, 17.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Governors State University is in University Park, which borders Crete.
Local attractions
- Crete is home to Balmoral Park Racetrack.
- The forest preserve along with Plum Creek (Goodenow Grove), a park with ice skating and sledding in the winter, and hiking in the summer. (Goodenow Grove does, however, have a Beecher, Illinois address.)
References
External links
- Official village website