Worth is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,970.
Geography Worth is located at (41.688827, -87.792659).
According to the 2010 census, Worth has a total area of , of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.55%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Worth village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)9,8508,9428,13889.16%82.88%74.18%Black or African American alone (NH)1752664661.58%2.47%4.25%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)111350.10%0.12%0.05%Asian alone (NH)1331982421.20%1.84%2.21%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)1140.01%0.01%0.04%Other race alone (NH)1717630.15%0.16%0.57%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1911223441.73%1.13%3.14%Hispanic or Latino (any race)6691,2301,7086.06%11.40%15.57%Total11,04710,78910,970100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Worth had a population of 10,970. The population density was .
The median age was 38.6 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.1 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,416 households in Worth, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.3% were married-couple households, 24.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,670 families. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 2.60.
There were 4,611 housing units at an average density of , of which 4.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%.
Income and poverty The median income for a household in the village was $59,464, and the median income for a family was $68,936. Males had a median income of $43,617 versus $29,739 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,284. About 10.6% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. Government
Village government The Village of Worth operates under a President-Trustee form of Government with a Village President (Mayor) and a Village Board composed of six Village Trustees (Councilmen / Aldermen) elected at large.
The elected officials are:
President Mary Werner (Independent) - Current term expires in April 2025 Clerk Bonnie M. Price (Independent) - Current term expires in April 2025 Trustee Rich Dziedzic (Independent), - Current term expires in April 2025 Trustee Pete Kats (Independent), - Current term expires in April 2023 Trustee Tedd Muersch Jr. (Independent), - Current term expires in April 2025 Trustee Laura Packwood (Independent), - Current term expires in April 2023 Trustee Kevin Ryan (Independent), - Current term expires in April 2023 Trustee Brad Urban (Independent), - Current term expires in April 2025
All six trustees are elected at large with three being elected at the same time as the President and three being elected two years later.
The Village of Worth has separately elected boards, independent of the Village to administer:
Worth Park District Worth Public Library District Worth School District 127
State and federal government Worth is located in Illinois's 6th congressional district which is represented by Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove).
Worth is located within 18th State Senate District, which is represented by William Cunningham (D-Chicago); and located in the 35th Representative District, which is represented by Fran Hurley (D-Chicago), and the 36th Representative District, which is represented by Kelly Burke (D-Evergreen Park).
Township and county government The village of Worth is located in the 6th and 17th County Board Districts. Worth is in two townships - east of Harlem Avenue is Worth Township, and west of Harlem Avenue is Palos Township.
Infrastructure The North Palos Fire Protection District operates Station #3 in Worth."Station 3." North Palos Fire Protection District. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. "7116 W. 111th St. Worth, IL 60482"
Education Worth is served by several public school districts."Zoning Map." Village of Worth. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. Worth School District 127 operates public elementary and middle schools."New Resident." Village of Worth. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.
Some residents are zoned to Alan B. Shepard High School of Community High School District 218 and others are zoned to Amos Alonzo Stagg High School of Consolidated High School District 230."Attendance Areas ." Consolidated High School District 230. Retrieved on January 19, 2017.
Moraine Valley Community College is the area community college.
Worth Public Library District operates public libraries.Home. Worth Public Library District. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.
Transportation Worth has a station on Metra's SouthWest Service, which provides weekday rail service between Manhattan, Illinois and Chicago Union Station. Additionally, the Palos Heights station serves the southwest side of the village. Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Worth to destinations across the Southland.
References
External links Village of Worth