Schiller Park, Illinois

Schiller Park is a village in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,709 at the 2020 census.

Geography According to the 2010 census, Schiller Park has a total area of , all land. Opposite of the village from Interstate 294 is O'Hare International Airport.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Schiller Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)8,1697,9356,89268.94%67.29%58.86%Black or African American alone (NH)2111891641.78%1.60%1.40%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1521110.13%0.18%0.09%Asian alone (NH)5986918035.05%5.86%6.86%Pacific Islander alone (NH)2000.02%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)2223220.19%0.20%0.19%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)235911881.98%0.77%1.61%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5982,8433,62921.92%24.11%30.99%Total11,85011,79311,709100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Schiller Park had a population of 11,709 and 4,505 households. The village had 3,105 families, and the population density was . Housing unit density was .

The median age was 39.2 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.0 males.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

Of the village's households, 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.4% were married-couple households, 23.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 30.02% were non-families. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 2.59.

There were 4,709 housing units, of which 4.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%.

Income and poverty The median income for a household in the village was $58,637, and the median income for a family was $72,034. Males had a median income of $42,821 versus $35,103 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,168. About 9.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Schiller Park School District 81 operates public schools.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates Catholic schools. St. Maria Goretti School was in Schiller Park. From circa 2017 to 2020 the student population declined by 73. The archdiocese stated that the school could remain open if it had 150 students for 2019–2020, but the student population was below that. The archdiocese closed the school in June 2020. – Spanish version

Transportation The Schiller Park station provides Metra commuter rail service along the North Central Service Line. Trains travel east to Chicago Union Station, and north to Antioch station. Bus service in the village is provided by Pace.

Sister cities Capurso (Italy), 1994

Notable people Edward Bluthardt (1916–1993), Illinois state representative and lawyer; Bluthardt served as mayor of Schiller Park.'Illinois Blue Book 1981–1982,' Biographical Sketch of Edward E. Bluthardt, pg. 79

Schiller Park, Illinois

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