2020 census As of the
2020 census, Lake Stickney had a population of 15,413. The median age was 34.9 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.2 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 5,734 households in Lake Stickney, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.9% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 6,017 housing units, of which 4.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%.
2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 24,383 people, 9,978 households, and 5,896 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,307.0 people per square mile (1,277.4/km2). There were 10,703 housing units at an average density of 1,451.6/sq mi (560.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.24%
White, 9.92%
African American, 1.28%
Native American, 7.37%
Asian, 0.50%
Pacific Islander, 7.26% from
other races, and 4.44% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 17.47% of the population. There were 9,978 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 26.5% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,831, and the median income for a family was $44,378. Males had a median income of $35,204 versus $27,095 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $19,801. About 8.4% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==