were 75.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $50,640, and the median income for a family was $55,612. Males had a median income of $34,474 versus $32,079 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,688. About 15.9% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% 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 any race. Arts and culture A landmark and point of pride among Cal City residents is the pair of large water towers painted like the popular "Have a Nice Day" smiley faces which are located on Ring Road near River Oaks Mall, the other State Street near Interstate 94. Government Calumet City has a Mayor-Council type government. The city has 7 Wards. Calumet City is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district. The mayor of Calumet City is currently Thaddeus Jones. He has served as Mayor since being elected to the office in 2021. Education Calumet City is served by several elementary school districts: Calumet City School District 155 Woodrow Wilson Memorial School Wentworth Intermediate School Wentworth Jr. High School Dolton School District 149 Berger Vandenberg School Carol Moseley Braun School Caroline Sibley School Dirksen Middle School Lincoln Elementary School District 156 Lincoln Elementary School Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District No. 157 Hoover Elementary School Schrum Memorial Middle School The city is served by two high school districts: Thornton Township High School District 205 (west of Torrence Avenue) Thornwood High School Thornton Fractional High School District 215 (east of Torrence Avenue) Thornton Fractional North High School Notable people Landon Cox, drafted to Cincinnati Bengals, July 28, 2011 Arline M. Fantin, Illinois state representative Frank Giglio, Illinois state representative John Jurkovic, defensive lineman for several NFL teams; radio host at ESPN Radio 1000 Mirko Jurkovic, former offensive guard for the Chicago Bears and All-American at the University of Notre Dame Alan Keyes (born 1950), conservative political activist and perennial candidate. Keyes moved from Maryland to Calumet City to establish residency after being drafted by the Illinois Republican Party to run against Barack Obama in the 2004 United States Senate election. Gene Krupa, jazz drummer, buried in Holy Cross Cemetery DJ Rashad, Chicago house