River Forest, IL Demographic Data
River Forest, IL Summary
River Forest is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 11,174
- Area: 2.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,511.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 633.20 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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River Forest, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,714
51%
50.8
Male
5,503
49%
49.2
Total Population
11,217
323,128,000
River Forest, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
673
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
653
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,043
9.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,264
11.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
689
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
684
6.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,165
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,790
16.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
859
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
725
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
940
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
475
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
257
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,259
73.6%
77.2
Female
4,349
52.7%
51.3
Male
3,910
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,365
65.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,123
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,672
14.9%
15.2
Female
803
48.0%
55.8
Male
869
52.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
River Forest, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,807
96.3%
96.8
White
9,177
81.8%
72.6
Black or African American
756
6.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
740
6.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
349
3.1%
1.2
Chinese
158
1.4%
1.3
Filipino
56
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
17
0.2%
0.2
Korean
32
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
128
1.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
134
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
410
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
701
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
233
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
55
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
31
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
382
3.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,516
93.8%
82.2
River Forest, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
110
1.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
82
1.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
453
6.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
837
12.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
268
3.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,513
36.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,632
38.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
192
2.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,703
97.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,145
74.6%
31.2
River Forest, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,796
31.6%
33.7%
Now Married
5,158
58.3%
47.5
Divorced
518
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
56
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
320
3.6
5.8%
River Forest, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,225
87.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,319
12.5%
21.6%
Spanish
550
5.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
490
4.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
201
1.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
78
0.7%
1.1%
River Forest, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
97
2.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
80
2.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
240
6.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
223
5.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
238
6.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
533
14.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
440
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
475
12.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
261
6.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,214
31.9%
6.4
Median household income
103,622
57,617
Per capita income
66,585
31,128
River Forest, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
364
7.1%
9.8
Construction
164
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,482
29.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
601
11.8%
6.6
Information
168
3.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
294
5.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
261
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,062
20.8%
11.4
Public administration
142
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
344
6.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
96
1.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
119
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
162
3.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,068
60.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
168
3.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,166
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
533
10.5%
18.1%
River Forest, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,928
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,763
56.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
222
4.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
901
18.3%
5.1
Walked
368
7.5%
2.7
Other means
183
3.7%
1.8
Worked at home
491
10.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.0
26.6
River Forest, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
166
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,300
34.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,775
46.7%
37.1
3 or more
560
14.7%
21.0
River Forest, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,801
93.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,290
86.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
511
13.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
278
6.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
River Forest, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,079
1 room
13
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
198
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
445
10.9%
16.5
5 rooms
390
9.6%
19.8
6 rooms
415
10.2%
17.8
7 rooms
509
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
832
20.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,277
31.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
River Forest, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,079
1-unit, detached
2,825
69.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
130
3.2%
5.9
2-units
177
4.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
42
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
299
7.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
119
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
474
11.6%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
River Forest, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,985
48.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
419
10.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
788
19.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
374
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
299
7.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
91
2.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
58
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
59
1.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6
0.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
River Forest, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,332
87.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
76
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
393
10.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
River Forest, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,963
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
97
4.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
101
5.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
142
7.2%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
156
7.9%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
219
11.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,248
63.6%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
770
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
304
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
205
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
114
5.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
570
29.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
River Forest, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
498
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
1.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
2.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
11
2.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
8.6%
11.9%
$500 to $999
114
22.9%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
312
62.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
13
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,215
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
50
10.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
110
22.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
113
22.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
3.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
207
41.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
River Forest, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,290
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
142
4.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
95
2.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
142
4.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
119
3.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
317
9.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
523
15.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,565
47.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
387
11.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
574,600
205,000
