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Population in July 2007: 2,371. Population change since 2000: +7.1%
 

Males: 1,199  (50.6%)
Females: 1,172  (49.4%)
Median resident age:  34.5 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 60013.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $77,080 (it was $68,182 in 2000)
Oakwood Hills:  $77,080
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $259,125 (it was $165,500 in 2000)
Oakwood Hills:  $259,125
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $316,424; Detached houses: $323,491; Townhouses or other attached units: $199,816

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Races in Oakwood Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Oakwood Hills: 105.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.6%), Irish (22.4%), Polish (16.0%), Italian (11.8%), English (9.9%), Swedish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/24/1961

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 1.13 square miles.

Population density: 2101 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oakwood Hills

  • High school or higher: 92.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakwood Hills village

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 2.3%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

119 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 2.3% Europe).

This village:  5.4%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Oakwood Hills, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oakwood Hills to the number of sex offenders is 2371 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Oakwood Hills:  1.9% ($3,204)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elgin, IL (14.7 miles , pop. 94,487).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (48.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cary, IL (2.4 miles ), Prairie Grove, IL (2.6 miles ), Fox River Valley Gardens, IL (3.3 miles ), Trout Valley, IL (3.4 miles ), Holiday Hills, IL (3.4 miles ), Island Lake, IL (3.7 miles ), Fox River Grove, IL (4.1 miles ), Lake Barrington, IL (6.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $283,100
  • 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $269,500
  • 1998: 19 buildings, average cost: $249,900
  • 1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $278,200
  • 2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $234,800
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $234,600
  • 2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $318,500
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $213,800
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $233,500
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $308,400
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $286,700
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $292,200

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Latitude: 42.25 N, Longitude: 88.25 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 847

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Population change in the 1990s: +519 (+31.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Oakwood Hills by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 02100210
    per 100,000 0.091.245.60.00.087.343.10.0
Robberies 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 00321000
    per 100,000 0.00.0136.791.244.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 102104217
    per 100,000 49.50.091.245.60.0174.586.2724.0
Thefts 2725201114233211
    per 100,000 1336.01139.5911.6501.4616.21003.51378.7468.5
Auto thefts 00010000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.045.60.00.00.00.0
Arson 00010110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.045.60.043.643.10.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 56.9118.5106.745.133.5122.295.669.4

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Oakwood Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the Oakwood Hills village center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 7.0 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Oakwood Hills:
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL ADVOCATE (about 9 miles; BARRINGTON, IL)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WOODSTOCK, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Oakwood Hills, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakwood Hills:
  • CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 31 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 33 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
  • CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 47 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakwood Hills:
  • LAKE IN THE HILLS (about 6 miles; CHICAGO/LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL; ID: 3CK)
  • CAMPBELL (about 14 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; ID: C81)
  • GALT FIELD (about 14 miles; GREENWOOD/WONDER LAKE, IL; ID: 10C)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakwood Hills:
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ELGIN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,077)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 16 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
  • WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
  • TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 2,121)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 28 miles; ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
  • OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)

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Reservoir: Silver Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Oakwood Hills include: Oakwood Hills Fen Nature Preserve (1), South Beach Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  3.0 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  83.2%
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: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  5.0%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oakwood Hills, IL



Oakwood Hills compared to Illinois state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Oakwood Hills travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in McHenry County Illinois:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (96%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Oakwood Hills government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $216,000
    Regular Highways: $208,000
    General - Other: $124,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
    Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    Central Staff Services: $38,000
    General Public Buildings: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $22,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $362,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $294,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $171,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $675,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $160,000
    Highways: $61,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $183,000
    NEC: $93,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $232,000

7.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.68%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($255 average AGI)
McHenry County:  0.04%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cook County, IL  2.75% ($61,625 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL  1.11% ($60,755)
from Kane County, IL  0.87% ($55,269)


6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($166 average AGI)
McHenry County:  0.04%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cook County, IL  1.27% ($50,092 average AGI)
to Lake County, IL  0.85% ($54,236)
to Kane County, IL  0.65% ($52,469)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oakwood Hills:
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMBI (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WKTA (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oakwood Hills:
  • WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WZCH (103.9 FM; DUNDEE, IL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
  • WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
  • WVIV-FM (103.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WZFS (106.7 FM; DES PLAINES, IL; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
  • WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Oakwood Hills:
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
  • WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W57DN (Channel 57; ELGIN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
  • WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
  • W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
  • WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Oakwood Hills, Illinois:
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Illinois average:
  • Fatal accident count: 108
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 163
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 36
  • Fatalities: 117
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 288
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17

Oakwood Hills fatal accident list:
Mar 18, 1993 03:40 AM, W Lk Sh Dr, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 24, 1986 08:34 AM, Crystal Lk, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • James O Bortscheller, 5106 Valleyview Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 114.3 m, Overall height: 119.7 m
    Registrant: Special System Services, 1 Wayne Circle, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 1.3 Mi W, Structure height: 120 m, Call Sign: WNWG888
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.590 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/17/2001, Expiration Date: 05/09/2011, Cancelation Date: 03/07/2002
    Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087
  • 5106 Valley View Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 120 m, Call Sign: WNPU548
    Assigned Frequencies : 935.387 MHz, 935.400 MHz, 935.412 MHz, 935.425 MHz, 935.437 MHz, 936.450 MHz, 936.462 MHz, 936.475 MHz, 936.487 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/19/2004, Expiration Date: 09/28/2014, Certifier: John L Larsen
    Registrant: Special System Services, 100 Mahogany Way, Upper Gwynedd, PA 19446-6084, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Fax: (215) 699-4427

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Silver Lake, 5106 Valleyview Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 114.3 m, Overall height: 119.7 m, Call Sign: WNTD935
    Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6635.00 MHz, 6545.00 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 5974.85 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/03/2008, Expiration Date: 08/11/2018
    Registrant: Special System Services, 100 Mahogany Way, Upper Gwynedd, PA 19446-6084, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Fax: (215) 699-4427
  • STATION, 5106 Valley View Rd, Overall height: 119.8 m, Call Sign: WNTT831
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.118 MHz, 928.118 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/29/1998, Expiration Date: 12/27/2008
    Registrant: Special System Services, 100 Mahogany Way, Upper Gwynedd, PA 19446-6084, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Fax: (215) 699-4427

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KA9MGS, Licensee ID: L00176790
    Grant Date: 10/10/2007, Expiration Date: 12/04/2017
    Registrant: Chris S De Waal, 218 Lakewood Dr, Oakwood Hills, IL 60013

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