Richton Park Population History 1990 - 2023

Richton Park Population Facts

What is the current population of Richton Park?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Richton Park is 12,322. Richton Park, Illinois is the 2,736th largest city in the US.

What county is Richton Park, Illinois in?

Richton Park is located entirely in Cook County.

What is the size of Richton Park, Illinois in square miles?

Richton Park has an area of 4.0 square miles.

What was the peak population of Richton Park?

The peak population of Richton Park was in 2010, when its population was 13,646. In 2010, Richton Park was the 2,349th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 2,736th largest city in the US. Richton Park is currently 9.7% smaller than it was in 2010.

How quickly is Richton Park shrinking?

Richton Park has shrunk 1.9% since the year 2000. Richton Park, Illinois's growth is below average. 75% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Richton Park, Illinois?

Richton Park has a population density of 3,426.9 people per square mile.

Richton Park Demographics

What is the voting age population of Richton Park, Illinois?

The total voting age population of Richton Park, Illinois, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 10,614. The voting age population is 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

What percentage of Richton Park, Illinois residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 11.8% of the residents of Richton Park are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Richton Park, Illinois?

The racial demographics of Richton Park are 86.1% Black, 9.3% White, 2.4% Two or more races, 1.2% Other, 0.9% Asian and 0.1% American Indian. Additionally, 2.8% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Richton Park, Illinois residents are below the poverty line?

In Richton Park, 15.5% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 16.9%. On a per-household basis, 12.1% of families are below the poverty line in Richton Park.

What percentage of Richton Park, Illinois residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 64.2% of Richton Park residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Richton Park, Illinois residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 93.5% of Richton Park residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 25.8% have a bachelor's degree and 9.5% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Richton Park, Illinois residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Richton Park residents aged 5 and older, 2.9% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.3% speak an Asian language.

Richton Park Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Richton Park, Illinois?

The unemployment rate in Richton Park is 13.2%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Richton Park, Illinois residents work for the government?

In Richton Park, 22.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Richton Park, Illinois?

The median household income in Richton Park is $62,858.

Richton Park Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Richton Park, Illinois?

In Richton Park, 56.4% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Richton Park, Illinois?

Renters occupy 43.6% of housing units in Richton Park.

What percentage of Richton Park, Illinois housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Richton Park, 4.2% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Richton Park, Illinois housing units were built after 2000?

In Richton Park, 11.8% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 630 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Richton Park, Illinois?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Richton Park is $1,073.

What percentage of households in Richton Park, Illinois have broadband internet?

In Richton Park, 81.8% of households have an active broadband internet connection.