Ford Heights, Illinois

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Back to Ford Heights, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Ford Heights IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Ford Heights, IL Cook County Population in July 2008: 3,202. Population change since 2000: -7.3%   Males: 1,487   (46.4%) Females: 1,715   (53.6%) Median resident age:   20.9 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60411. Estimated median household income in 2008: $20,800 (it was $17,500 in 2000) Ford Heights:   $20,800 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $11,330 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $86,323 (it was $46,900 in 2000) Ford Heights:   $86,323 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $132,687; Detached houses: $121,058; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,090,064; In 2-unit structures: $193,886; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,300; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,123 Ford Heights, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Ford Heights: Black (95.9%) Hispanic (2.5%) White Non-Hispanic (1.4%) Other race (1.2%) Two or more races (1.0%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Ford Heights: 101.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Ford Heights, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Ford Heights is mentioned 183 times on our forum: Ford Heights doesn't have a police department?  (4 replies) Suburbia, the next slum?  (237 replies) What can be done about the South Side?  (99 replies) Top 5 Worst Neighborhoods in Chicago  (142 replies) Robbins?  (67 replies) Homewood vs. Flossmoor (updated information)  (118 replies) Ancestries: United States (1.5%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 05/27/1949 Elevation: 635 feet Land area: 1.77 square miles. Population density: 1811 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.51 N, Longitude: 87.59 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,302 (+66.6%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 88 (12.7%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 708

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Ford Heights, Illinois - Economy and Business Data

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.56
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ford Heights, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Ford Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.5 miles away from the Ford Heights village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the village center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Ford Heights-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.1 miles away from Ford Heights center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Ford Heights, IL

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Notable location: Ford Heights Village Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Ford Heights include: First Union Missionary Baptist Church (A), Cole Temple Church of God in Christ (B), Christ Temple Church of Holiness (C), Progressive Baptist Church (D), God Can Ministries United Church (E), Sabbath Day Pentecostal Church (F), True Light Baptist Church (G), Word of Faith Deliverance Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Ms Clerk (Recreation Areas; 925 East 15th Street).

Average household size:

This village:	3.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	79.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	49.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	29.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ford Heights, IL

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Here		57.6%
USA		50.2%

3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.27%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from DuPage County, IL	0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL	0.24% ($42,313)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.09%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to DuPage County, IL	0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL	0.38% ($69,774)

• CHI0520, 1900 E Lincoln Hwy, Type: Pole, Structure height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WQFF852
  Assigned Frequencies : 17900.0 MHz, 17760.0 MHz, 17980.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/06/2006, Expiration Date: 07/06/2016, Certifier: Eric M Botto
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:

• Call Sign: KC9DUN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00675564
  Grant Date: 04/24/2003, Expiration Date: 04/24/2013, Certifier: Joe H Wiley Jr
  Registrant: Joe H Wiley Jr, 827 E 11th Pl, Ford Heights, IL 60411

• Fire: 1
• Hazardous Condition: 1

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