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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 15,335 people, 5,631 households,
and 3,812 families residing in the village. The population density was
3,716.5 people per square mile (1,433.6/km²). There were 5,825 housing
units at an average density of 1,411.7/sq mi (544.6/km²). The racial
makeup of the village was 87.42% White, 0.82% African American, 0.30%
Native American, 2.22% Asian, 3.97% from other races, and 5.26% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.42% of the population,
including 7.7% of Mexican descent.
The top five non-Hispanic ancentries
reported in Bridgeview as of the 2000 census were Polish (25.7%), Irish
(17.2%), German (15.1%), Italian (9.0%) and Arab (7.2%).[4] There were
5,631 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had
a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families.
27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household
size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.30. In the village the
population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18
to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females
there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
93.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,073,
and the median income for a family was $52,490. Males had a median income
of $38,843 versus $25,881 for females. The per capita income for the
village was $18,802. About 5.3% of families and 7.2% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and
8.1% of those age 65 or over. |
