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South Chicago Heights, IL

3,986 Population
1.6 square miles 2,521.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±7.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$24,320 ±$2,981 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $45,977 ±$242
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $43,198 ±$199
$52,115 ±$7,081 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $85,087 ±$395
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $78,433 ±$297

22.3% ±11.7% (874  ±458) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.1% 1,041,869 (±0.2% / ±14,380)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,467,893 (±0.1% / ±16,574)

24.1 minutes ±2.4 (39,670  ±8,046) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 31 126,733,960 (±0.1 / ±614,002)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.4 154,142,480 (±0.1 / ±641,806)

Families

1,590 ±164 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,654,700 ±5,005
  • Illinois: 4,968,761 ±7,953
2.5 ±0.3 (3,912  ±17) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.6 9,414,947
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,480,854

11.5% ±9.1% (95  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 5% 115,381 (±0.1% / ±3,225)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 5.1% 152,825 (±0.1% / ±3,352)

Housing

1,698 ±169 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,942,534 ±830
  • Illinois: 5,427,357 ±1,016

$121,500 ±$21,920 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $288,400 ±$923
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $239,100 ±$749

7.6% ±7.8% (296  ±,301.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.7% 1,102,401 (±0.2% / ±14,210.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,494,528 (±0.1% / ±15,496.9)

Social

78.4% ±11.7% (1,971  ±,353.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 89.7% 5,880,177 (±0.3% / ±19,278.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.1% 7,883,680 (±0.3% / ±22,258.1)
10.2% ±7% (257  ±,176.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 40.2% 2,636,527 (±0.2% / ±12,548.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 36.7% 3,207,450 (±0.2% / ±14,003.2)

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

16.1% ±7% (643  ±278) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 17.7% 1,697,201
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 14.2% 1,804,681

9.2% ±5.6% (271  ±165) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.3% 316,135 (±0.1% / ±4,441)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5.2% 518,426 (±0.1% / ±6,053)
271 Total veterans ±165 262 Male ±166 9 Female ±15

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