Schiller Park is a village in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,709 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Schiller Park has a total area of , all land. Opposite of the village from Interstate 294 is O'Hare International Airport.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Schiller Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|8,169
|7,935
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,892
|68.94%
|67.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.86%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|211
|189
|style='background: #ffffe6; |164
|1.78%
|1.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.40%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|15
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.13%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|598
|691
|style='background: #ffffe6; |803
|5.05%
|5.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.86%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.02%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|22
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.19%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|235
|91
|style='background: #ffffe6; |188
|1.98%
|0.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.61%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2,598
|2,843
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,629
|21.92%
|24.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.99%
|-
|Total
|11,850
|11,793
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,709
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Schiller Park had a population of 11,709 and 4,505 households. The village had 3,105 families, and the population density was . Housing unit density was .
The median age was 39.2 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.0 males.
Of the village's households, 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.4% were married-couple households, 23.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 30.02% were non-families. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 2.59.
Transportation
The Schiller Park station provides Metra commuter rail service along the North Central Service Line. Trains travel east to Chicago Union Station, and north to Antioch station. Bus service in the village is provided by Pace.
Sister cities
- Capurso (Italy), 1994
Notable people
- Edward Bluthardt (1916–1993), Illinois state representative and lawyer; Bluthardt served as mayor of Schiller Park.
See also
- Schiller Woods magic water pump
References
External links
- Village of Schiller Park official website