| Lynwood, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | "A progressive, growing community of families and friends" |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Pushpin Map: | United States Chicago metropolitan area#Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | Lynwood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bloom |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1959 |
| Government Type: | Village |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jada Curry |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.86 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9116 |
| Population Density Km2: | 709.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1836.42 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | −6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 60411 |
| Area Code: | 708 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-45421 |
Lynwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 9,116 at the 2020 census.
Lynwood was founded in 1959. The village is bordered by Lansing to the north, Glenwood to the west, Ford Heights and Sauk Village to the south, and Munster and Dyer, Indiana, to the east. The Indiana state line borders the entire eastern edge of Lynwood. Lynwood is currently a mix of suburban neighborhoods with a substantial amount of remaining farmland.
Lynwood is located at (41.526351, −87.548194).[2]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lynwood has a total area of 5.04sqmi, of which 4.96sqmi (or 98.47%) is land and 0.08sqmi (or 1.53%) is water.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 9,116 people, 3,052 households, and 2,253 families residing in the village. The population density was 1808.37PD/sqmi. There were 3,624 housing units at an average density of 718.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 75.95% African American, 13.95% White, 0.43% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.70% from other races, and 5.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.25% of the population.
There were 3,052 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.96% were married couples living together, 31.26% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.18% were non-families. 22.35% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.63% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.63 and the average family size was 3.02.
The village's age distribution consisted of 23.5% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 30% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $76,154, and the median income for a family was $101,935. Males had a median income of $51,774 versus $36,304 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,039. About 4.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.
| White alone (NH) | 3,516 | 2,265 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,187 | 47.66% | 25.15% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 13.02% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,337 | 5,886 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6,869 | 45.24% | 65.35% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 75.35% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 11 | 9 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 12 | 0.15% | 0.10% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.13% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 67 | 47 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 41 | 0.91% | 0.52% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.45% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.01% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 5 | 10 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 25 | 0.07% | 0.11% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.27% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 104 | 133 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 229 | 1.41% | 1.48% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.51% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 337 | 657 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 752 | 4.57% | 7.29% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 8.25% | |
| Total | 7,377 | 9,007 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9,116 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
Lynwood is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district and the village mayor is Jada D. Curry. The Police Chief is Gregory Thomas and the Chief Public Safety Fire Administrator is LaShaun Alston.
Pace provides bus service on Route 358 connecting Lynwood to destinations across the Southland.[8]