Palos Heights, Illinois

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Back to Palos Heights, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Palos Heights IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World 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 Palos Heights, IL Cook County Population in July 2008: 12,469. Population change since 2000: +10.7%   Males: 5,773   (46.3%) Females: 6,696   (53.7%) Median resident age:   46.8 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60463. Estimated median household income in 2008: $83,090 (it was $69,907 in 2000) Palos Heights:   $83,090 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $41,698 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $387,440 (it was $210,500 in 2000) Palos Heights:   $387,440 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $396,260; Detached houses: $428,387; Townhouses or other attached units: $373,722; In 2-unit structures: $278,270; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $268,752; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $236,895; Mobile homes: $225,000; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60463 Palos 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 Palos Heights: White Non-Hispanic (95.3%) Hispanic (1.4%) Two or more races (0.8%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Palos Heights: 113.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Palos Heights, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Palos Heights is mentioned 97 times on our forum: Homewood vs. Flossmoor (updated information)  (118 replies) Moving From the UK to Chicago  (117 replies) South burbs  (64 replies) Searching for family-friendly Chicago suburbs  (21 replies) Which 'burb will appreciate the most?  (66 replies) Best hidden Restaurants in the burbs  (123 replies) Ancestries: Irish (27.3%), German (20.6%), Polish (14.2%), Italian (10.5%), Dutch (9.2%), English (6.4%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 07/22/1959 Elevation: 625 feet Land area: 3.78 square miles. Population density: 3298 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 41.67 N, Longitude: 87.80 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,313 (+20.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 767 (15.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 708

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Palos Heights, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.09
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Palos Heights, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Palos Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Palos Heights city 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 1.7 miles away from the city center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Palos 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 58.8 miles away from Palos 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 84.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Tony Pashos - 2005 NFL player (Baltimore Ravens, born: Aug 3, 1980).

Political contributions by individuals in Palos Heights, IL

• Palos Community Hospital Heliport

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Notable locations in Palos Heights: Westgate Country Club (A), Oak Hill Golf Club (B), South Residence Hall (C), Palos Heights Public Library (D), Jennie Huizenga Memorial Library (E), West Residence Hall (F), Vander Velde Hall (G), Mount Saint Joseph Home (H), Tibstra Residence Hall (I), Groot Hall (J), Heritage Science Center (K), Mitchell Memorial Gymnasium (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Palos Heights include: Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church (A), Martin and Janet Ozinga Chapel (B), Moraine Valley Baptist Church (C), Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (D), Reformed Church of Palos Heights (E), Palos Evangelical Lutheran Church (F), Palos Heights Christian Reformed Church (G), Palos United Methodist Church (H), Stone Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Palos Heights include: Navajo Park (1), Palmer Park (2), Memorial Park (3), Westgate Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.6%
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 city:	3.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

This city:	0.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palos 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)

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• Fire: 27
• Hazardous Condition: 48
• Service Call: 1

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• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
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