Summit Argo, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 10,637. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,348 (-2.7% change)
Males: 5,484 (51.6%), Females: 5,153 (48.4%)
Zip code: 60501
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $38,132
Median house value: $109,200
Population by Race
Races in Summit:
- Hispanic (48.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.8%)
- Other race (19.6%)
- Black (12.1%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Polish (11.7%), German (5.2%), Irish (4.4%), Italian (3.0%), United States (1.7%), Arab (1.5%).
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Summit
- High school or higher: 59.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Summit village
- Never married: 33.6%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
34.1% Foreign born (24.2% Latin America, 6.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +663 (+6.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Summit:
- MAC NEAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BERWYN, IL)
- LA GRANGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LA GRANGE, IL)
- JOHN J MADDEN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 6 miles; HINES, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Summit:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 5 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 14 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 32 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Summit:
- MERRILL C MEIGS (about 16 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: CGX)
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 17 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY PARK, IL; Abbreviation: TF8)
- FRANKFORT (about 23 miles; FRANKFORT, IL; Abbreviation: C18)
Amtrak station:
SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Summit:
- MORTON COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CICERO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,085)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; PALOS HILLS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,610)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,536)
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,007)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE (about 11 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,618)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-MALCOLM X COLLEGE (about 11 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,407)
Schools
Public high school in Summit:
- ARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,687; Location: 7329 W 63RD ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Summit:
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 485; Location: 6021 S 74TH AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- OTIS P GRAVES ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 455; Location: 6021 S 74TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- WALSH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location: 5640 S 75TH AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- DR DONALD WHARTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 7555 W 64TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Summit:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 5641 SOUTH 73RD AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Summit:
- SUMMIT P.L.D. (Operating income: $253,057; Location: 6209 S. ARCHER RD.; 26,375 books; 704 audio materials; 1,377 video materials; 57 serial subscriptions)