Chicago Ridge was poised for growth. Along with a strong new industrial and commercial base, the population increased dramatically, to 5,748 in 1960 and 14,127 in 2000. Geography Chicago Ridge is located at (41.702482, -87.778690). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Ridge has a total area of , all land. Located in Cook County, the village is southwest of the Loop. Chicago Ridge's irregular shape is bounded by Oak Lawn on the north and east, Bridgeview and Palos Hills on the west, and Worth on the south. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 14,433 people, 5,339 households, and 3,364 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 5,989 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 72.54% White, 9.77% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.33% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 6.55% from other races, and 8.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.64% of the population. There were 5,339 households, out of which 55.31% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were married couples living together, 7.83% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.99% were non-families. 33.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 2.54. The village's age distribution consisted of 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $51,555, and the median income for a family was $64,206. Males had a median income of $40,596 versus $33,699 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,310. About 19.4% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of