Worth, Illinois
| Worth, Illinois | |
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| Village | |
| Motto: The Friendly Village, It's Worth a Trip | |
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois. |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°41′20″N 87°47′34″W / 41.68889°N 87.79278°WCoordinates: 41°41′20″N 87°47′34″W / 41.68889°N 87.79278°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Townships | Worth, Palos |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Trustee-village |
| • President | Mary Werner (IND) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.37 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.42% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,789 |
| • Density | 4,552.3/sq mi (1,757.7/km2) |
| Down 2.34% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $27,271 |
| • Median home value | $193,200 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60482 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 83518 |
| Website | www |
Worth is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. The population was 10,789 at the 2010 census.
Worth is located at 41°41′20″N 87°47′34″W / 41.68889°N 87.79278°W (41.688827, -87.792659).
According to the 2010 census, Worth has a total area of 2.383 square miles (6.17 km2), of which 2.37 square miles (6.14 km2) (or 99.45%) is land and 0.013 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.55%) is water.
As of the 2010 census, there were 10,789 people, 4,304 households, 2,726 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,634.4 people per square mile (1,792.1/km²). There were 4,557 housing units at an average density of 1,893.3 per square mile (732.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.43% White, 1.59% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.18% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.06% of the population.
The top four ancestries reported in Worth as of the 2000 census were German (23.4%), Irish (22.7%), Polish (20.3%) and Italian (10.1%).
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