Illinois · Census place 76935
University Park, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of University Park, Illinois (University Park, IL — Census place “University Park village”) is 7,109 residents, ranking #281 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $65,580, the median home is worth $137,800 and median gross rent runs $1,530 a month. Looking for the University Park Illinois ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve University Park, IL: 60449, 60484.
- Population
- 7,109University Park village residents
- Median household income
- $65,580Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $137,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,530Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61%Owner-occupied households
University Park ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps University Park.
The University Park IL ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in University Park village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the University Park village median would spend about 28% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.5% of residents and 61% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
University Park village, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
University Park village is a mid-size town in Illinois, with 7,109 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #281 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 80% of them. The median age here is 32.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in University Park village earn a median of $65,580 a year, 16.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 14.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in University Park village is valued at $137,800, 54.6% below the national figure and 23% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,530 a month, 8.8% above the national figure, or roughly $18,360 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 28% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 61% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Benton city 7,076
- Sandwich city 7,121
- Clinton city 7,012
- Marengo city 7,123
- Robinson city 7,005
- West Frankfort city 7,156
- Stickney village 6,957
- Greenville city 7,159
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of University Park village?
- University Park village has 7,109 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #281 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in University Park village?
- Median household income in University Park village is $65,580 a year, 16.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in University Park village?
- Median gross rent is $1,530 a month and the median home value is $137,800, so rent absorbs about 28% of median household income.
- Is University Park village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so University Park village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 28% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this University Park village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.