CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tinley Park

Illinois · 37,150 residents · 16.2 sq mi

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Tinley Park is home to 37,150 people in Illinois. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 34% more than in Illinois as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.5%, under the national 13.2%. Median household income runs $43,198, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The population has fallen 23% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,150

−23%vs 2000

vs 48,401 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−13%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202455K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(3,164)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(3,090)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,833)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(2,414)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(2,204)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420%(7,425)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.5%(6,876)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(3,529)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(2,330)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(2,171)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(926)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(188)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,198

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,648 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,518

−38%vs 2000

vs $25,207 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$116,000

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $160,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$560

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $709 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(43,787)

Black1.9%(923)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(1,998)

Asian2.4%(1,143)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(35,689)

Black1.5%(565)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(795)

Asian1.4%(521)

Other1%(375)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.6%(4,147)

Puerto Rican1.7%(919)

South American0.5%(301)

Spaniard0.5%(278)

Argentine0.4%(203)

Dominican0.1%(62)

Cuban0.1%(60)

Central American0.1%(60)

Salvadoran0.1%(60)

Colombian0.1%(42)

Venezuelan0.1%(38)

Ecuadorian0%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(677)

Asian Indian0.9%(486)

Chinese0.8%(417)

Vietnamese0.4%(241)

Pakistani0.1%(60)

Japanese0.1%(46)

Korean0.1%(45)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(59)

Ancestry

Irish20.8%(11,398)

German17.7%(9,687)

Polish13.9%(7,632)

Italian10.9%(5,998)

Arab6%(3,298)

English4%(2,174)

Swedish3.2%(1,748)

Dutch2.6%(1,444)

Palestinian2.4%(1,325)

American2%(1,101)

Lithuanian1.9%(1,025)

French1.8%(960)

+ 34 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.6%(877)

Subsaharan African1.5%(845)

Greek1.1%(630)

Norwegian1.1%(592)

Jordanian1%(534)

Scottish0.8%(442)

Croatian0.7%(401)

Nigerian0.6%(334)

Austrian0.5%(284)

Russian0.5%(266)

Slovak0.4%(244)

Ukrainian0.4%(225)

Armenian0.3%(182)

Hungarian0.3%(180)

Egyptian0.3%(176)

Danish0.3%(162)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(144)

Lebanese0.2%(110)

Iranian0.2%(107)

Welsh0.2%(106)

French Canadian0.2%(98)

Portuguese0.2%(92)

Serbian0.1%(81)

Moroccan0.1%(72)

Belgian0.1%(47)

Swiss0.1%(45)

Romanian0.1%(39)

British0.1%(35)

Ethiopian0.1%(33)

Latvian0.1%(28)

Slovene0%(26)

Turkish0%(15)

Macedonian0%(11)

Brazilian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.2%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.3%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.0 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 26.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(7,339)

Married55.9%(12,321)

Widowed3.7%(813)

Divorced7.1%(1,565)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(6,822)

Married51.2%(12,149)

Widowed8.6%(2,042)

Divorced11.4%(2,704)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 83.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)6.1%(149)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(316)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.8%(1,288)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.4%(278)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,438 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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