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Franklin Park, Illinois
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Franklin Park, Illinois |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | FPtrainhouse.JPG |
| imagesize | 275px |
| image_caption | The Franklin Park B-12 Tower |
| image_flag | Flag of Franklin Park, Illinois.png |
| flag_size | 125px |
| image_blank_emblem | Franklin Park Logo.png |
| blank_emblem_size | 150px |
| blank_emblem_type | Logo |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 12 |
| mapframe-point | none |
| pushpin_map | Illinois#USA |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| pushpin_label | Franklin Park |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Illinois |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Cook |
| subdivision_type3 | Township |
| subdivision_name3 | Leyden |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Trustee–Village |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Barrett F. Pedersen |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_date | 1840's |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | 1892 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 12.373 |
| area_land_km2 | 12.373 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.000 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 4.777 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 4.777 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.000 |
| area_water_percent | 0.0 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_est | 18110 |
| pop_est_as_of | 2024 |
| pop_est_footnotes | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 18467 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| timezone | Central (CST) |
| utc_offset | –6 |
| timezone_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset_DST | –5 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 195 |
| elevation_ft | 640 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP Code |
| postal_code | 60131 |
| area_codes | 847 and 224 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 17-27702 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 2398919 |
| website |
|mapframe-zoom = 12 |mapframe-point = none
Franklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,467 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 18,110 in 2024. It was named for real estate broker Lesser Franklin who bought acres of the area when it was a majority of farming fields.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.777 sqmi, all land. It is part of Leyden Township.
Demographics
|align-fn=center 2020 Census
According to realtor website Zillow, the average price of a home as of November 30, 2025, in Franklin Park is $297,710.
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 5,900 estimated households in Franklin Park with an average of 3.09 persons per household. The village has a median household income of $76,009. Approximately 13.6% of the village's population lives at or below the poverty line. Franklin Park has an estimated 66.6% employment rate, with 18.7% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 77.2% holding a high school diploma. There were 6,182 housing units at an average density of 1294.12 /sqmi.
The top five reported languages (people were allowed to report up to two languages, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (37.9%), Spanish (45.2%), Indo-European (13.5%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.5%), and Other (1.8%).
The median age in the village was 37.0 years.
| Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic) | Pop. 1980 | Pop. 1990 | title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Franklin Park village, Illinois | url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1727702 | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date=December 28, 2025}} | title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Franklin Park village, Illinois | url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US1727702 | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date=December 28, 2025}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 15,749 | |||||||||
| (89.96%) | 14,343 | |||||||||
| (77.59%) | 11,251 | |||||||||
| (57.89%) | 9,573 | |||||||||
| (52.22%) | ||||||||||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 8 | |||||||||
| (0.05%) | 29 | |||||||||
| (0.16%) | 112 | |||||||||
| (0.58%) | 167 | |||||||||
| (0.91%) | ||||||||||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | |||||||||
| (0.00%) | 23 | |||||||||
| (0.12%) | 13 | |||||||||
| (0.07%) | 24 | |||||||||
| (0.13%) | ||||||||||
| Asian alone (NH) | 166 | |||||||||
| (0.95%) | 234 | |||||||||
| (1.27%) | 478 | |||||||||
| (2.46%) | 543 | |||||||||
| (2.96%) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| (0.01%) | 1 | |||||||||
| (0.01%) | ||||||||||
| Other race alone (NH) | 41 | |||||||||
| (0.23%) | 7 | |||||||||
| (0.04%) | 12 | |||||||||
| (0.06%) | 13 | |||||||||
| (0.07%) | ||||||||||
| Mixed race or multiracial (NH) | — | — | 168 | |||||||
| (0.86%) | 110 | |||||||||
| (0.60%) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,543 | |||||||||
| (8.81%) | 3,849 | |||||||||
| (20.82%) | 7,399 | |||||||||
| (38.07%) | 7,902 | |||||||||
| (43.10%) | ||||||||||
| Total | **17,507 | |||||||||
| (100.00%)** | **18,485 | |||||||||
| (100.00%)** | **19,434 | |||||||||
| (100.00%)** | **18,333 | |||||||||
| (100.00%)** |
2024 estimate
As of the 2024 estimate, there were 18,110 people, 5,900 households, and _ families residing in the village. The population density was 3791.08 PD/sqmi. There were 6,182 housing units at an average density of 1294.12 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 46.8% White (37.6% NH White), 1.0% African American, 2.1% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 26.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 58.5% of the population.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 18,467 people, 6,346 households, and 4,588 families residing in the village. The population density was 3868.24 PD/sqmi. There were 6,604 housing units at an average density of 1383.33 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 48.15% White, 1.68% African American, 2.04% Native American, 3.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 26.00% from some other races and 18.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 52.16% of the population.
There were 6,346 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.82% were married couples living together, 19.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.53% were non-families. 23.98% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.67 and the average family size was 3.09.
The village's age distribution consisted of 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $67,755, and the median income for a family was $82,361. Males had a median income of $44,973 versus $30,943 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,547. About 11.7% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Franklin Park has three Metra stations: Belmont Avenue on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station); Franklin Park on Rose Street, and Mannheim on the Milwaukee District West Line which connects Chicago to Elgin, Illinois. Franklin Park is in the close proximity of O'Hare International Airport; airplanes can be seen taking off and descending over the village. The village is served by three railroads: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (formerly Milwaukee Road and Canadian Pacific), Canadian National Railway (formerly Wisconsin Central and Soo Line), and the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.
Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Franklin Park to destinations across the region.
Businesses
Franklin Park is home to Grand Stand Pizza (which in 2005 was voted Best Thin Crust in Chicago by Fox News Chicago,), A.M. Castle & Co, R&M Trucking Co. Aerospace Manufacturer, Chucking Machine Products, Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc., and Ex-Cell Kaiser, manufacturers of waste and recycling products. The village is home to the Sloan Valve Company, famous for the flushometer.
It was also home to Midway Manufacturing before the company relocated in 1991.
Education
Elementary school districts:
- Franklin Park School District 84
- Hester Junior High School
- North Elementary School
- Passow Elementary School
- Pietrini Elementary School
- East Early Childhood Center
- Mannheim School District 83
- Enger School, for disabled children, in Franklin Park
- Scott Elementary School
- Westdale Elementary School
- Roy Elementary School
- Mannheim Middle School
- Schiller Park School District 81 includes a portion of Franklin Park.
High school districts:
- Leyden High School District 212
- East Leyden High School
- West Leyden High School
Private Catholic schools in nearby River Grove (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago):
- St. Cyprian Catholic Elementary School
- Guerin College Preparatory High School - Guerin will close permanently after Spring 2020.
Triton College is the area community college.
Notable people
· Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. · The article must mention how they are associated with Franklin Park, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Alphabetical by last name, please. · All others will be deleted without further explanation.
- Leo Bartoline, Illinois legislator and lawyer
- Ned Colletti, baseball executive
- Glen Grunwald, only four-time high school All-State basketball player in Illinois history; former GM of Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks
- Mike Shanahan, head coach for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders, Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, and Washington Redskins
References
References
- "Mayor's Office". Village of Franklin Park, Illinois.
- "2025 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- {{GNIS. 2398919
- "Explore Census Data". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau.
- "Decennial Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau.
- "Franklin Park, IL Housing Market". [[Zillow]].
- "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Franklin Park village, Illinois".
- "General Social and Economic Characteristics: Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
- "Illinois: 1990". United States Census Bureau.
- "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Franklin Park village, Illinois". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Franklin Park village, Illinois". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Franklin Park village, Illinois". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "U.S. Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type". United States Census Bureau.
- "How many people live in Franklin Park village, Illinois". [[USA Today]].
- "RTA System Map".
- (2005). "Best Thin Crust Pizza in Chicago". Fox News Chicago.
- "[http://www.villageoffranklinpark.com/community/schools/ Schools]." Franklin Park, Illinois. Retrieved on March 18, 2017.
- "About". [[Schiller Park School District 81]].
- (January 22, 2020). "Five Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools will close". [[Chicago Catholic]].
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