Geography
Germantown Hills is located at 40°46'6" North, 89°28'6" West (40.768320, -89.468262)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.01% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,111 people, 696 households, and 590 families residing in the village. The population density is 636.8/km² (1,643.2/mi²). There are 720 housing units at an average density of 217.2/km² (560.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.92% White, 0.09% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 696 households out of which 50.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% are married couples living together, 7.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% are non-families. 13.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.03 and the average family size is 3.34.
In the village the population is spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $73,594, and the median income for a family is $79,814. Males have a median income of $59,375 versus $30,380 for females. The per capita income for the village is $27,350. 2.5% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.0% are under the age of 18 and 6.0% are 65 or older.
There are two schools in Germantown Hills: Germantown Hills Elementary School and Germantown Hills Middle School. GHES educates grades K-4, and GHMS covers 5-8. After GHMS, Students go to Metamora High School.
Stores in Germantown Hills include Jubilee (a supermarket), Video World, Second Cinema Video, Dollar General, Ship 'n Mail, and Ace Hardware. Restaurants include Subway, Germantown Grill, and Kouri's.