Oak Brook, Illinois
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| Municipal corporation>Incorporated | Village in 1958. | |||||||||||||||
| Counties of the United States>County, State | DuPage, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Civil township>Township | York Township | |||||||||||||||
| Municipal government>Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| President | Kevin Quinlan | |||||||||||||||
| Population (United States 2000 Census>2000) | 8,702 (down 5.47% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Population density>Pop. density | 411.7/km² (1,066.4/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP Code>Zip code(s) | 60523 | |||||||||||||||
| North American Numbering Plan>Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Area>Land Area | 21.4 km² (8.3 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Latitude>Lat. / long. | ||||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $106,668 Household: $146,537 | |||||||||||||||
| Real estate appraisal>Home value | Mean: $NA Median: $635,400 (2000) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | [www.oak-brook.org] | |||||||||||||||
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Points of interests
- The world headquarters of McDonald's Corporation including the company's principal training facility, Hamburger University are located in Oak Brook.
- The large regional shopping center known as Oakbrook Center is located on Butterfield Road and Kingery Highway.
- The Lions Club International is located in Oak Brook and has members from 196 nations.
Geography
Oak Brook is located at (41.84018, -87.953079)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 21.4 km² (8.3 mi²). 21.1 km² (8.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.21%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 8,702 people, 3,124 households, and 2,589 families residing in the village. The population density was 411.7/km² (1,066.4/mi²). There were 3,258 housing units at an average density of 154.2/km² (399.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 76.60% White, 1.37% African American, 20.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population.There were 3,124 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $146,537, and the median income for a family was $186,000. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $68,128 for females. The per capita income for the village was $106,668. About 0.4% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 0.4% of those age 65 or over.
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