Niles hosts a large
Italian-American community. The local center of Italian-American culture and tradition is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. The church hosts an annual celebration of the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel during July.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Niles had a population of 18,443. The median age was 44.5 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.1 males age 18 and over. There were 8,609 households in Niles, of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.5% were married-couple households, 23.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 19,266 people, 8,499 households, and 4,971 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 9,417 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.1%
White, 3.5%
African American, 0.2%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian, 0.3% from
other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 8,499 households, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 42 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 20,932 people, 8,859 households, and 5,519 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 12,512 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.98%
White, 2.27%
African American, 0.19%
Native American, 0.33%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.22% from
other races, and 1.00% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population. There were 5,012 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $65,615, and the median income for a family was $76,704. Males had a median income of $35,936 versus $23,888 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $19,410. About 6.5% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==