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Ford Heights, IL

1,587 Population
1.9 square miles 815.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±10.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$15,823 ±$3,637 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $48,107 ±$228
  • about one-third of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$34,323 ±$9,827 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $88,850 ±$436
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

40.8% ±9.1% (647  ±235) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.1% 1,021,163 (±0.2% / ±15,430)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

28.1 minutes ±8 (12,180  ±5,326) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.7 119,705,344 (±0.1 / ±621,476)
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

613 ±125 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,615,628 ±5,264
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.6 ±0.5 (1,587  ±454) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.6 9,211,705
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

9.5% ±10.7% (32  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.9% 110,497 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

888 ±144 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,886,535 ±487
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$48,000 ±$12,362 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • less than a fifth of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $301,900 ±$1,331
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

9.7% ±10.3% (151  ±165.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.3% 1,041,799 (±0.2% / ±14,237.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

87.5% ±39.2% (1,029  ±286.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 89.7% 5,783,224 (±0.3% / ±19,540.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
8.9% ±5.7% (105  ±76.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 40.9% 2,636,743 (±0.2% / ±12,175.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

7.6% ±3.1% (94  ±50) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4% 292,113 (±0.1% / ±4,373)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
94 Total veterans ±50 78 Male ±43 16 Female ±20

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