Geography
As of the census
There were 2,998 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,776, and the median income for a family was $59,375. Males had a median income of $37,321 versus $32,051 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,638. About 4.9% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Demographics
Hillside is divided between three congressional districts. The area north of Harrison Street, and most of the area northeast of Roosevelt Road and Haase Avenue, is in Illinois' 7th congressional district; the southern arm of the city, south of Roosevelt Road along Wolf Road, is in the 3rd district; the area in between (primarily Mount Carmel Cemetery) is in the 4th district.

Government

Education

Primary and secondary schools
Hillside residents are served by various school districts for elementary and middle school [1].
Hillside School District 93 [2]:
Berkeley School District 87 [3]:
Bellwood School District 88 [4]:
All residents are served by Proviso Township High School District 209's [5] Proviso West High School in Hillside.

Hillside Public School (Hillside)
Sunnyside School (Berkeley)
MacArthur Middle School (Berkeley)
Lincoln Primary School (Bellwood)
Lincoln Elementary School (Bellwood)
Wilson School (Bellwood)
Roosevelt Junior High School (Bellwood) Public schools
The following private schools are in the area [6]:

Private schools
The following schools are operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago:
Primary and middle schools:
High schools:
The following nearby high schools are operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois:

St. Domitilla School (Hillside)
Divine Providence School (Westchester)
Fenwick High School (Oak Park) (Co-ed)
Nazareth Academy (La Grange Park)
St. Joseph High School (Westchester) (Co-ed)
Trinity High School (River Forest) (Girls only)
Immaculate Conception High School (Elmhurst) (Co-ed) Other schools
Nearby colleges and universities include:

Triton College (River Grove)
College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn)
Elmhurst College (Elmhurst)
Dominican University (River Forest)