Census: Orland Park Above State Averages for Home Ownership, Income

The American Community Survey was released Thursday, compiling five years of population data about cities across the country. See how Orland Park compares to averages across Illinois.

The U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday estimates from its American Community Survey, which provides local statistics from 2007 to 2011 on everything from housing to employment to marital status in communities throughout the country. Orland Park, with an estimated 2011 population of 57,016, ranked above Illinois averages on several economic statistics, including home ownership, median home value, median household income and per capita money income (total income for all people over age 15 divided by total population). The village also ranked higher in high school graduates and people who earned bachelor degrees. Orland Park ranked below the state's percentage of people under the poverty line, with 4.9 percent compared to the state's 13.1 …

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