Franklin Park, Illinois

Franklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,467 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 18,110 in 2024.

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Racial and ethnic composition

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! Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic)

! Pop. 1980 !! Pop. 1990 !! Pop. 2000 !! Pop. 2010 !!

| White alone (NH)

| 15,749 (89.96%) || 14,343 (77.59%) || 11,251 (57.89%) || 9,573 (52.22%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |7,530 (40.78%)

| Black or African American alone (NH)

| 8 (0.05%) || 29 (0.16%) || 112 (0.58%) || 167 (0.91%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |242 (1.31%)

| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

| 0 (0.00%) || 23 (0.12%) || 13 (0.07%) || 24 (0.13%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |18 (0.10%)

| Asian alone (NH)

| 166 (0.95%) || 234 (1.27%) || 478 (2.46%) || 543 (2.96%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |705 (3.82%)

| Pacific Islander alone (NH)

| — || — || 1 (0.01%) || 1 (0.01%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |2 (0.01%)

| Other race alone (NH)

| 41 (0.23%) || 7 (0.04%) || 12 (0.06%) || 13 (0.07%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |70 (0.38%)

| Mixed race or multiracial (NH)

| — || — || 168 (0.86%) || 110 (0.60%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |268 (1.45%)

| Hispanic or Latino (any race)

| 1,543 (8.81%) || 3,849 (20.82%) || 7,399 (38.07%) || 7,902 (43.10%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |9,632 (52.16%)

| Total

| 17,507 (100.00%) || 18,485 (100.00%) || 19,434 (100.00%) || 18,333 (100.00%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |18,467 (100.00%)

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Franklin Park had a population of 18,467, with 6,346 households and 4,588 families. The population density was .

The median age was 39.2 years. 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.4 males age 18 and over. There were 6,182 housing units at an average density of .

The top five reported languages (people were allowed to report up to two languages, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (37.9%), Spanish (45.2%), Indo-European (13.5%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.5%), and Other (1.8%).

The median age in the village was 37.0 years.

2024 estimate

As of the 2024 estimate, there were 18,110 people, 5,900 households, and _ families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 6,182 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 46.8% White (37.6% NH White), 1.0% African American, 2.1% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 26.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 58.5% of the population.

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the village was $67,755, and the median income for a family was $82,361. Males had a median income of $44,973 versus $30,943 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,547. About 11.7% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

right|thumb|150px|Franklin Park Metra station for the Milwaukee District West Line

Franklin Park has three Metra stations: Belmont Avenue on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station); Franklin Park on Rose Street, and Mannheim on the Milwaukee District West Line which connects Chicago to Elgin, Illinois.

Franklin Park is in the close proximity of O'Hare International Airport; airplanes can be seen taking off and descending over the village. The village is served by three railroads: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (formerly Milwaukee Road and Canadian Pacific), Canadian National Railway (formerly Wisconsin Central and Soo Line), and the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Franklin Park to destinations across the region.

Economy

right|thumb|150px|Grand Stand Pizza on Grand Ave.

Among other large employers, the village is home to the Sloan Valve Company, famous for the flushometer.

It was also home to Midway Manufacturing before the company relocated in 1991.

Education

Elementary school districts:

Franklin Park School District 84
Hester Junior High School
North Elementary School
Passow Elementary School
Pietrini Elementary School
East Early Childhood Center
Mannheim School District 83
Enger School, for disabled children, in Franklin Park
Scott Elementary School
Westdale Elementary School
Roy Elementary School
Mannheim Middle School
Schiller Park School District 81 includes a portion of Franklin Park.

High school districts:

Triton College is the area community college.