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Northlake Demographics

This page contains demographic and other information for the City of Northlake.

Please note: the Census Bureau is posting updated information from the 2000 Census on their website as it is completed.  Visit the Census Bureau Website Factfinder section at http://factfinder.census.gov and do a "Northlake" search for the latest information released.  

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Basic Northlake Information
The City of Northlake operates under the mayoral form of government. The Mayor administers the day-to-day operations of the City. The legislative authority of the City is vested in an eight-member council, consisting of two aldermen from each of the four wards. The Mayor serves a four-year term and the aldermen serve staggered four-year terms.

The City of Northlake provides a full range of municipal services, including public safety (police), public works, streets and sanitation. The City owns and operates its own water system supplied by Lake Michigan water purchased through Melrose Park and the City of Chicago. Natural gas is supplied by Nicor and electricity is provided by Commonwealth Edison.

Fire Protection in Northlake is provided by the Northlake Fire Protection District or the Leyden Fire Protection District - separate taxing bodies.

Northlake Demographic Information
County	Cook
Population	11,878
Date of Incorporation	1949
Driving Distance to O'Hare Int'l Airport	8 miles
Commuter Rail alternatives	Metra train service from Park Ave. stop in Berkeley to North Western station, 30 minutes.
Municipal Townships	Leyden - north of North Ave. Proviso - south of North Ave.
Land Area	4.4 square miles
Per Capita Income	-
RACE
White	8,964 or 75.5 percent
Black or African American	285 or 2.4 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native	59 or 0.5 percent
Asian	436 or 3.7 percent
Asian Indian	115 or 1.0 percent
Chinese	1
Filipino	196 or 1.7 percent
Japanese	11 or 0.1 percent
Korean	9 or 0.1 percent
Vietnamese	66 or 0.6 percent
Other Asian	38 or 0.3 percent
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	6 or 0.1 percent
Native Hawaiian	-
Guamanian or Chamorro	1
Samoan	1
Other Pacific Islander	4
Some other race	1,825 or 15.4 percent
HISPANIC OR LATINO RACE
Hispanic or Latino of any race	4,133 or 34.8 percent
Mexican	3,205 or 27.0 percent
Puerto Rican	279 or 2.3 percent
Cuban	158 or 1.3 percent
Other Hispanic or Latino	491 or 4.1 percent
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,745 or 65.2 percent
White alone	6,913 or 58.2 percent
SEX AND AGE
Male	5,819 or 49.0 percent
Female	6,059 or 51.0 percent
Median Age	35.9
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total Housing Units	4,344
Occupied Housing Units	4,228
Vacant Housing Units	116
Owner Occupied Housing units	3,312
Renter Occupied Housing units	1,096
Median house price (January 2007)	$240,000
Northlake Public Library volume holdings	over 55,000
School Districts	The City is served by two elementary schools, three private elementary schools, two high school districts and a community college district.

Northlake is also home to a number of large corporations including:

Business	Approx. Number of Employees
American Bottling Company	1,200
Scholle	640
Pennant Bakeries	450
CPS Baking Co. (Entenmann's)	450
Sun Chemical	300
Olmarc Packaging	230
Empire Today	235

For information on locations of available real estate for companies wishing to relocate, contact Mayor Jeffrey T. Sherwin at (708) 343-8700.