Beach Park is home to 14,115 people in Illinois. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The population is up 40% since 2000. The median age is 43.7, about 5 years above the US median. 24% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,664, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Beach Park
What changed most since 1990
White share89.6% → 32.8%(−56.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share5.7% → 47.8%(+42.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.6% → 19.2%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.7%(147)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(176)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(280)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 746 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Beach Park, decade by decade
Beach Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,513
$98,388
$223,926
14.6%
24.1
2000
10,072
$103,020
$247,199
14.9%
45.0
2010
13,638
$98,677
$280,377
22.4%
75.5
2020
14,249
$86,358
$190,048
17.3%
83.7
2024
14,115
$85,664
$245,800
19.2%
80.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
