the city, and cleaned up the waste. The movie Reach the Rock, written by John Hughes, was filmed in downtown West Chicago in 1998. Government The United States Postal Service operates the West Chicago Post Office. As of 2021, Ruben Pineda is the mayor of West Chicago. The city maintains the West Chicago Public Library downtown. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 25,614 people, 7,838 households, and 6,035 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,801 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 40.99% White, 2.92% African American, 2.18% Native American, 8.04% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 28.85% from other races, and 17.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51.85% of the population. There were 7,838 households, out of which 81.09% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.68% were married couples living together, 12.75% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were non-families. 19.32% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.74% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.92 and the average family size was 3.40. The city's age distribution consisted of 28.0% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $77,098, and the median income for a family was $88,509. Males had a median income of $39,214 versus $27,870 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,245. About 9.3% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. Economy Jel Sert has its corporate headquarters in West Chicago. Ball Horticultural Company has its Worldwide Headquarters in West Chicago. General Mills had a production facility in West Chicago until 2017. Top employers According to the City's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Education The city of West Chicago has two high schools—one public school, West