Town guide

Robbins, Illinois

Robbins is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 4,556 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60472.

Homes sold for a median of $41 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population4,5563,142 per sq mi
Median home value$121,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$41Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Robbins

1 ZIP code

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Around Robbins

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL14 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Robbins; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Robbins

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Robbins had 4,629 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.

It’s the 350th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.

Robbins population by census2000: 6,635, 2010: 5,337, 2020: 4,6296,63520005,33720104,6292020

Cook County, 1900–2020

Cook County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,838,735, 1910: 2,405,233, 1920: 3,053,017, 1930: 3,982,123, 1940: 4,063,342, 1950: 4,508,792, 1960: 5,129,725, 1970: 5,492,369, 1980: 5,253,655, 1990: 5,105,067, 2000: 5,376,741, 2010: 5,194,675, 2020: 5,275,5411.8M’00’103.1M’20’304.1M’40’505.1M’60’705.3M’80’905.4M’00’105.3M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 40.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RobbinsJan: high 33°F, low 20°F, 2.3 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 23°F, 2.1 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 32°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 42°F, 4.2 in; May: high 72°F, low 52°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 68°F, 4 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 67°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 59°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 47°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 35°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 2.3 in33°20°Jan2.337°23°Feb2.148°32°Mar2.760°42°Apr4.272°52°May4.881°63°Jun4.585°68°Jul4.083°67°Aug4.177°59°Sep3.364°47°Oct3.950°35°Nov2.738°25°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap 3sw, IL weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Cook County

2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cook CountyHealth care and social assistance: 398,573 jobs; Professional services: 278,869 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 237,304 jobs; Retail trade: 214,575 jobs; Finance and insurance: 211,929 jobs; Manufacturing: 174,930 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 163,637 jobs; Administrative and support: 141,323 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 9% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Robbins.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ingalls Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harvey3.6 miles
  • Palos Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Palos Heights4.5 miles
  • Osf Little Company of Mary Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Evergreen Park5.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Robbins

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Memorial Park · 29 acres0.9 mi
  • Robbins Heritage Park · 11 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Save-A-Lot1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
  • Walgreens1.3 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi
  • Walgreens2.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • William Leonard Public Library0.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Robbins Illinois History Museum0.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Beverly Art Center3.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1917.

Notable people born here

  • Nichelle Nichols (1932) · American actress (1932–2022)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Robbins

Public schools here are run by Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Childs Elem SchoolRobbinsK–3149Public0.5 mi
Kellar SchoolRobbins6–8431Public0.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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