Park Ridge, Illinois

Back to Park Ridge, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Current weather forecast for Park Ridge, IL Cook County Population in July 2007: 36,843. Population change since 2000: -2.5%   Males: 17,460   (47.4%) Females: 19,383   (52.6%) Median resident age:   42.5 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60068. Estimated median household income in 2007: $83,700 (it was $73,154 in 2000) Park Ridge   $83,700 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $528,600 (it was $295,800 in 2000) Park Ridge   $528,600 Illinois:   $208,800 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60068 Park Ridge, 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: Keller Williams Realty Partners Karen's School of Acrobatics and Dance Regus Business Center Ushealth Al's Beef and Nancy's Pizza RE/MAX Properties Northwest lynnette's school of dance Races in Park Ridge: White Non-Hispanic (93.5%) Hispanic (2.9%) Other race (0.9%) Filipino (0.7%) Two or more races (0.7%) Chinese (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Park Ridge: 111.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Park Ridge, Illinois on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Park Ridge is mentioned 402 times on our forum: Wheeling, Park Ridge  (9 replies) New O'Hare runway. Bad news for Park Ridge  (5 replies) Park Ridge, La Grange or Berwyn?  (32 replies) Park Ridge to Lake Forest?  (1 reply) Park Ridge vs. Mount Prospect/Arlington Heights  (2 replies) Peoria or Park Ridge?  (11 replies) Ancestries: German (24.1%), Irish (22.4%), Polish (20.8%), Italian (16.3%), English (6.5%), Swedish (4.1%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 07/05/1873 Elevation: 640 feet Land area: 7.03 square miles. Population density: 5242 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 42.01 N, Longitude: 87.84 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,631 (+4.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,799 (21.0%)

Area code: 847

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

Here:	3.4%
Illinois:	4.8%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.63
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Park Ridge, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Park Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Park Ridge city center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1976, a category 4 tornado 20.2 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Karen Black - (born 1942), actress, Al Levine - 2005 Major League Baseball player (San Francisco Giants, born: May 22, 1968), Blake Sloan - NHL player (Dallas Stars, born: Jul 27, 1975), Craig Anderson - NHL player (Chicago Blackhawks, born: May 21, 1981), Colin Falls - College basketball player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish).

Political contributions by individuals in Park Ridge, IL

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Notable locations in Park Ridge: Park Ridge Country Club (A), Camp Fort Dearborn (B), Park Ridge City Hall (C), Edison Park Home (D), Maine Township Town Hall (E), Park Ridge Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Park Ridge include: South Park Church (A), Saint Paul of the Cross Church (B), Saint Mary's Episcopal Church (C), Mary Seat of Wisdom Church (D), Saint Luke's Lutheran Church (E), First Church of Christ Scientist (F), First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge (G), Midway Presbyterian Church (H), Messiah Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Town if Maine Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Belleau Lake (A), Murphy Lake (B), Park Lake (C), Forest Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Park Ridge include: Morgan Park (1), Woodland Park (2), Ni-Ridge Park (3), Northeast Park (4), Northwest Park (5), Oakton Park (6), Jaycee Park (7), Maine Park (8), Cumberland Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Park Ridge Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attractions: Donald E Stephens Museum of Hummel's (5555 North River Road), Chicago World's Fair (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1 North Dee Road).

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	2.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

This city:	0.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

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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)