Beach Park, IL

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Beach Park, Illinois

Introduction to Beach Park, Illinois

Beach Park, Illinois, in Lake county, is 4 miles N of Waukegan, Illinois, and 40 miles N of Chicago, Illinois. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area. About 10,072 people live in Beach Park.

Beach Park History

The foundation stones for Beach Park were laid in 1908, when a train station opened in the vicinity. In 1928, the name was changed to Beach Station. In 1989 the village was officially incorporated.

Beach Park and nearby Attractions

Greenshire Golf Course
Biblical Bible Church
Bethel Park
North Chicago Public Library
Benton Greenwood Cemetery

Things To Do In Beach Park

Greenshire Golf Course provides visitors the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing game. Bethel Park has plenty of greenery and recreational facilities.

Beach Park Transportation

Facilities for air transportation are provided by the Kenosha Regional Airport.

Beach Park Higher Education

Gateway Technical College, College of Lake County and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside provide higher education to the people of Beach Park.

High Points

Beach Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. State)	Top 10%
Median Family Income (vs. State)	Top 18%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Beach Park, IL

Comparing Beach Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Category	Value
Near Medium City	4 miles N of Waukegan, Illinois (center to center)
Nearest Large City	40 miles N of Chicago, Illinois
County	Lake
Standard Zip Codes	60083, 60087, 60099
Phone Area Codes	847
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.422
Longitude	-87.856

Station	WAUKEGAN
Distance	5.2 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	36 to 55 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	41 to 62 F
Annual Precip	34 inches

Station	LAKE VILLA 2 NE
Distance	10.7 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 28 F
Apr Temp	36 to 56 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	42 to 60 F
Annual Precip	35.5 inches

Station	RACINE
Distance	19.6 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 51 F
Jul Temp	64 to 79 F
Oct Temp	44 to 59 F
Annual Precip	35.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	10,072	100%
Male	5,005	49.7%
Female	5,067	50.3%
Under 18	2,723	27%
18+	7,349	73%
65+	1,027	10.2%
Median Age	37.1
Average Family Size	3.21
White	8,592	85.3%
African-American	457	4.5%
Asian	150	1.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	28	0.3%
Other	616	6.1%
Mixed Race	226	2.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1,368	13.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	12,486
Growth	2,414
Growth %	24%

Ancestry	Percent
German	21.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.3%
Irish	9.6%
Polish	7.6%
English	5.3%
Italian	4.8%
US/American	4.7%
French (except Basque)	3.7%
Swedish	2.1%
Finnish	2%
Norwegian	2%
Dutch	1.7%
Danish	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	1.3%
Lithuanian	1.2%
French Canadian	1.2%
Slovene	1.1%
Scottish	0.9%
Russian	0.8%
Hungarian	0.6%
Czech	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
European	0.4%
Belgian	0.3%
British	0.3%
Romanian	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Croatian	0.2%
Yugoslavian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Beach Park	10,072	$65,064
Gurnee	28,834	$88,932
Park City	6,637	$42,387
Wadsworth	3,083	$92,060
Waukegan	87,901	$47,341
Winthrop Harbor	6,670	$69,442
Zion	22,866	$50,378

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