People QuickFacts Park Ridge Illinois Population, 2011 estimate 37,642 12,869,257 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 37,480 12,830,632 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.4% 0.3% Population, 2010 37,480 12,830,632 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.0% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.4% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 18.4% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.1% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 93.4% 71.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 14.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.7% 4.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.3% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.7% 15.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 90.0% 63.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 94.4% 86.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 16.0% 13.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 24.0% 21.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 94.6% 86.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 49.3% 30.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 27.5 28.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 86.8% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 23.5% 33.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $458,500 $202,500 Households, 2006-2010 13,770 4,769,951 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.66 2.61 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $44,868 $28,782 Median household income 2006-2010 $85,897 $55,735 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 2.6% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Park Ridge Illinois Total number of firms, 2007 5,131 1,123,817 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 5.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 30.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 257,760,713 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 237,386 231,082,768 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 389,537 165,450,520 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,705 $12,947 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 35,185 25,469,026     Geography QuickFacts Park Ridge Illinois Land area in square miles, 2010 7.09 55,518.93 Persons per square mile, 2010 5,286.3 231.1 FIPS Code 57875 17 Counties Cook County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts