Bellwood, Illinois

Back to Bellwood, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Bellwood IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Bellwood, IL Cook County Population in July 2008: 18,973. Population change since 2000: -7.6%   Males: 8,880   (46.8%) Females: 10,093   (53.2%) Median resident age:   32.3 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60104. Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,501 (it was $52,856 in 2000) Bellwood:   $60,501 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,773 Bellwood:   $23,773 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $212,948 (it was $116,600 in 2000) Bellwood:   $212,948 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $206,769; Detached houses: $212,734; Townhouses or other attached units: $154,192; In 2-unit structures: $237,324; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $217,840; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $150,029; Mobile homes: $137,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60104 Bellwood, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Advanced Occupational Medicine Specialists Bosman Disposal Races in Bellwood: Black (81.7%) White Non-Hispanic (8.8%) Hispanic (7.9%) Other race (3.8%) Two or more races (1.5%) American Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Bellwood: 102.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Bellwood, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Bellwood is mentioned 118 times on our forum: What do you think the next suburb to experience white flight will be?  (276 replies) Do you think the EL will ever be expanded or new lines added?  (212 replies) Tinley Park wins!  (29 replies) Top 5 Suburbs and Bottom 5 Suburbs  (109 replies) Maywood, Illinois  (188 replies) Which Chicago suburb have the worst reputation ?  (231 replies) Latest news from Bellwood, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (3.2%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Italian (1.9%), Irish (1.8%), Polish (1.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 05/21/1900 Elevation: 630 feet Land area: 2.39 square miles. Population density: 7953 people per square mile   (high).

Latitude: 41.88 N, Longitude: 87.88 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,748 (-13.4%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 734 (8.2%)

Area code: 708

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Bellwood, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.06
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bellwood, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Bellwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Bellwood village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Bellwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from Bellwood center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Bellwood, IL

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Notable location: Bellwood Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Bellwood include: Saint Simeon's Church (A), Logos Evangelistic Church (B), Saint John The Baptist Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church (C), Covenant of Peace Ministry (D), Pentecostal Deliverance Temple (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bellwood include: Flippinger Park (1), Cerran Park (2), Babe Ruth Park (3), Stevenson Park (4), Memorial Park (5), Kennedy Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	3.2 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	79.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This village:	7.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bellwood, IL

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3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.27%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from DuPage County, IL	0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL	0.24% ($42,313)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.09%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to DuPage County, IL	0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL	0.38% ($69,774)

• BELLWOOD, Lat: 41.882111 Lon: -87.876694, Call Sign: WPXA769
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.406 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/24/2003, Expiration Date: 02/24/2013
  Registrant: Invensys Metering Systems Naw Inc, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (724) 439-7828, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
• BELLWOOD, 3007 Grant Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Call Sign: WPYC320
  Assigned Frequencies : 10715.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/17/2003, Expiration Date: 07/17/2013, Certifier: Brad G Zielie
  Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 280-6565, Email:
• CHI1113, 2800-2855 Washington Blvd., Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WQFL795
  Assigned Frequencies : 19680.0 MHz, 23075.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/14/2006, Expiration Date: 08/14/2016, Certifier: Eric M Botto
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:

• Aircraft: RUSSELL JODEL D-9 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A40 SERIES (40 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 4677 , Serial Number: 131, Year manufactured: 1973
  Registrant (Individual): Eldon L Bowman, 428 S 50th, Bellwood, IL 60104
• Aircraft: LAISTER-KAUFFMAN TG-4A (Glider, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
  N-Number: 50897 , Serial Number: 58, Year manufactured: 1943
  Registrant (Individual): Leonard J Peterson, 348 Marshall Ave, Bellwood, IL 60104

• Fire: 140
• Hazardous Condition: 65
• Service Call: 1
• Good Intent Call: 2