Population 15,301 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Beach Park
Household size in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.89 | 2.79 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.92 | 2.82 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.84 | 2.75 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.24 | −0.12 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
At 2.65 people per household, Beach Park sits right at the national average. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.89, a much bigger shift than nationally. Households are largest in the northwest and smallest in the northeast.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.5 | 37.8 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.1 | 38.9 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.0 | 39.7 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.7 | +3.0 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Beach Park skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.0, against 40.1 nationally. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 37.3, mirroring the country. Residents skew youngest in the northwest and oldest in the southwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.8% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.9% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.9% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | −0.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Beach Park (11.9%), close to the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share is up 2.1 points from 2006–10, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Beach Park
Renters in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.0% | 32.1% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.8% | 34.8% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.9% | 35.5% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 19.0% | 34.5% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | +2.3 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 19.0% of households in Beach Park rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. More than four in ten owners (44.3%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the northeast; owners are most common in the southwest. The renter share is up 2.0 points from 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.5% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.6% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.8 pts | −2.6 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.7% of homes in Beach Park are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Vacancy has fallen 1.8 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally. Beach Park has a lower vacancy rate than the great majority of Illinois cities.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1985 | 1966 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1967 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1967 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1970 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Beach Park is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. Newer construction is concentrated in the northwest, while the northeast has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $990 | $1,060 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,173 | $1,142 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,265 | $1,306 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,345 | $1,602 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$355 | +$542 | +$475 | +$606 |
Rent in Beach Park runs $1,345 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $355 a month from 2006–10, a 36% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 28.4% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. The priciest rents are in the southeast; the most affordable are in the northeast.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Beach Park
Bachelor's degrees in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.9% | 33.9% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.9% | 35.2% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.5% | 37.9% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.9% | 40.9% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.0 pts | +7.0 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Beach Park have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.9%, against 35.6% nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the northwest and least in the east.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.5% | 85.6% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.5% | 86.7% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.2% | 88.4% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.5% | 89.5% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | −8.0 pts | +3.9 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Beach Park never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has fallen 8.0 points, even as the national rate rose. Of the 388 Illinois cities with 5,000+ people, only 19 have a lower share of high school graduates.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Beach Park
| Period | Beach Park | Chicago area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.1% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.0% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −2.8 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Beach Park: 8.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Only 36 of the 388 Illinois cities with 5,000+ people have higher unemployment. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Beach Park compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Park | 2.65 | 42.0 | 11.9% | 19.0% | 3.7% | 1985 | $1,345 | 20.9% | 81.5% | 8.0% |
| Zion | 2.80 | 34.6 | 18.8% | 39.0% | 7.2% | 1968 | $1,243 | 15.8% | 84.0% | 6.9% |
| Wadsworth | 2.81 | 43.4 | 6.1% | 8.1% | 4.2% | 1991 | $1,468 | 46.9% | 91.5% | 6.1% |
| Waukegan | 2.90 | 36.4 | 16.5% | 50.6% | 6.0% | 1963 | $1,278 | 19.1% | 73.3% | 6.9% |
| Winthrop Harbor | 2.28 | 51.1 | 5.0% | 16.7% | 4.9% | 1979 | $1,429 | 20.3% | 95.8% | 9.1% |
| Park City | 3.27 | 31.8 | 22.4% | 34.9% | 3.2% | 1990 | $1,381 | 21.6% | 69.9% | 6.9% |
| Rosecrans | 2.51 | 51.1 | 6.1% | 15.6% | 7.0% | 1990 | $1,454 | 50.9% | 99.8% | 3.4% |
| Russell | 3.00 | 36.4 | 8.6% | 23.8% | 13.0% | 1981 | $1,578 | 56.4% | 99.6% | 7.8% |
| Gurnee | 2.63 | 41.4 | 7.3% | 22.1% | 3.1% | 1989 | $1,727 | 55.5% | 95.2% | 5.3% |
| North Chicago | 3.00 | 31.5 | 23.1% | 55.4% | 11.6% | 1965 | $1,090 | 12.2% | 71.5% | 10.5% |
| Old Mill Creek | 3.07 | 39.7 | 9.4% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 1992 | $1,768 | 68.8% | 99.0% | 4.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Beach Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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