Beach Park, Illinois

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Beach Park: Beach Park Middle School on Greenbay Road

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Population in July 2007: 13,049. Population change since 2000: +26.8%

Males: 6,484	(49.7%)
Females: 6,565	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60099.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,700 (it was $56,553 in 2000)

Beach Park	$65,700
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $226,200 (it was $144,300 in 2000)

Beach Park	$226,200
Illinois:	$208,800

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Races in Beach Park:

White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
Hispanic (13.6%)
Other race (6.1%)
Black (4.5%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Filipino (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Beach Park: 106.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.5%), Irish (15.6%), English (9.1%), Polish (8.4%), Italian (5.0%), French (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/22/1989

Elevation: 690 feet

Land area: 6.42 square miles.

Population density: 2033 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Beach Park

High school or higher: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beach Park village

Never married: 22.1%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.6%
Divorced: 10.6%

728 residents are foreign born (5.1% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

This village:	7.2%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 22 registered sex offenders living in Beach Park, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Beach Park to the number of sex offenders is 593 to 1.

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

Beach Park:	1.8% ($2,547)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukegan, IL (3.7 miles , pop. 87,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (42.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Zion, IL (2.1 miles ), Waukegan, IL (3.7 miles ), Winthrop Harbor, IL (4.3 miles ), Wadsworth, IL (5.1 miles ), Park City, IL (5.7 miles ), Gurnee, IL (6.9 miles ), North Chicago, IL (7.0 miles ), Pleasant Prairie, WI (8.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $80,300
1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $82,900
1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $82,400
1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $82,500
2000: 21 buildings, average cost: $82,500
2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $82,500
2002: 163 buildings, average cost: $146,700
2003: 392 buildings, average cost: $123,700
2004: 149 buildings, average cost: $107,500
2005: 183 buildings, average cost: $172,700
2006: 114 buildings, average cost: $164,700
2007: 59 buildings, average cost: $187,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.42 N, Longitude: 87.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,911 (-38.8%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 366 (7.1%)

8 people in homes for the mentally ill

Beach Park household income distribution

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

Population change in the 1990s: +671 (+7.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Chemicals (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (9%)
Chemicals (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Beach Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Beach Park village center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 22.3 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Beach Park:

MIDWESTERN REGION MED CENTER (about 4 miles; ZION, IL)
ST THERESE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; WAUKEGAN, IL)
VICTORY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WAUKEGAN, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beach Park:

KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 32 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beach Park:

WAUKEGAN REGIONAL (about 2 miles; CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN, IL; ID: UGN)
CAMPBELL (about 17 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; ID: C81)
SYLVANIA (about 21 miles; STURTEVANT, WI; ID: C89)

Amtrak station near Beach Park:

20 miles: STURTEVANT (2904 WISCONSIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.villageofbeachpark.com/village_of_beach_park.asp

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beach Park:

GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 13 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 15 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (about 17 miles; KENOSHA, WI; FT enrollment: 3,945)
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 2,121)
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 26 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,365)

Public elementary/middle schools in Beach Park:

Beach Park Middle School (Location: 40667 N GREEN BAY RD; Grades: 6 - 8)
Kenneth Murphy School (Location: 11315 W WADSWORTH RD; Grades: K - 5)
Howe Elementary School (Location: 10271 W BEACH RD; Grades: K - 5)
Oak Crest School (Location: 38550 N LEWIS AVE; Grades: K - 5)

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Notable location: Greenshire Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Beach Park include: Biblical Bible Church (A), York House Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Benton Greenwood Cemetery (1), Pineview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Beach Park: Bethel Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Beach Park and their reported violations in the past:

BEACH PARK (Address: 11270 WADSWORTH RD, Population served: 3045, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

BEACH PARK NO.2 (Address: 11270 WADSWORTH RD, Population served: 1473, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2005 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-08-2005), St BCA signed (SEP-30-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-26-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2006)

Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	75.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.1%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	3.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	0.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Beach Park 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 below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Beach Park (2007 data):

Bridgeview Bank Group: Beach Park Branch at 11411 West Wadsworth Road, branch established on 1998-12-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,340.8 mil, Deposits: $1,150.4 mil, headquarters in Bridgeview, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Bridgeview Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	1	$3,407	$40,884	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$3,407	$40,884	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$5,945	$35,670	10	$7,565
Financial Administration	1	$3,374	$40,488	0	$0
Streets and Highways	3	$10,213	$40,852	1	$142
Other and Unallocable	3	$8,779	$35,116	1	$2,300
Totals for Government	11	$35,125	$38,318	12	$10,007

Beach Park government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $154,000
Sewerage: $115,000

Parks & Recreation: $19,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $873,000
Water Utilities: $229,000

Financial Administration: $169,000

Sewerage: $129,000

Parks & Recreation: $97,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $77,000

General Public Buildings: $57,000

Central Staff Services: $43,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000

Police Protection: $34,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $167,000
General Revenue, NEC: $60,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $275,000
Regular Highways: $144,000

Central Staff: $137,000

Parks & Recreation: $19,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,293,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $430,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,092,000
Highways: $290,000

All Other: $117,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $374,000
NEC: $237,000

Property: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $554,000

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.20%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cook County, IL	3.01% ($69,774 average AGI)
from McHenry County, IL	0.39% ($54,236)
from DuPage County, IL	0.25% ($68,614)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,463 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.14%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cook County, IL	1.95% ($62,810 average AGI)
to McHenry County, IL	0.52% ($60,755)
to Kenosha County, WI	0.49% ($44,480)

Strongest AM radio stations in Beach Park:

WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WKRS (1220 AM; 1 kW; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKTA (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WPJX (1500 AM; daytime; 0 kW; ZION, IL)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WCSN (820 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WYPA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beach Park:

WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WXLC (102.3 FM; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, 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.)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
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.)
WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
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 Beach Park:

W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
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.)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
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.)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
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)
WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))

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