and 3,138 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 8,169 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 49.60% White, 30.89% African American, 0.43% Native American, 6.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.72% from other races, and 8.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.32% of the population. There were 6,695 households, out of which 28.19% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.26% were married couples living together, 14.03% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.13% were non-families. 42.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.56% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.03. The village's age distribution consisted of 14.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $70,670, and the median income for a family was $101,894. Males had a median income of $52,797 versus $49,492 for females. The per capita income for the village was $46,969. About 2.3% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% 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 any race. Government The village of Forest Park runs under a village commission form of government led by a mayor and four commissioners elected every four years. Forest Park lies within Illinois's 7th congressional district. The United States Postal Service operates the Forest Park Post Office at 417 Des Plaines Avenue. The post office contains a mural, The White Fawn, painted in 1940 by Miriam McKinnie. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. Village life The Park District of