South Chicago Heights, Illinois

Back to South Chicago Heights, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.   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 South Chicago Heights, IL Cook County Population in July 2008: 3,779. Population change since 2000: -4.8%   Males: 1,852   (49.0%) Females: 1,927   (51.0%) Median resident age:   38.0 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60411. Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,372 (it was $39,639 in 2000) South Chicago Heights:   $45,372 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,254 South Chicago Heights:   $22,254 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,847 (it was $93,000 in 2000) South Chicago Heights:   $169,847 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $170,955; Detached houses: $177,131; Townhouses or other attached units: $191,491; In 2-unit structures: $175,358; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,146; Mobile homes: $26,667 South Chicago Heights, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in South Chicago Heights: White Non-Hispanic (72.0%) Hispanic (18.1%) Other race (9.0%) Black (7.3%) Two or more races (3.0%) American Indian (1.4%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in South Chicago Heights: 101.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about South Chicago Heights, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. South Chicago Heights is mentioned 29 times on our forum: South Chicago Heights?  (40 replies) Suburbs around South Chicago Heights?  (9 replies) Which Chicago suburb have the worst reputation ?  (227 replies) Conservative suburbs  (213 replies) Stick up a day on the cta?  (58 replies) chicago heights is the best town in america  (59 replies) Ancestries: German (19.4%), Italian (18.3%), Irish (14.2%), Polish (11.4%), English (3.6%), Swedish (3.0%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 717 feet Land area: 1.54 square miles. Population density: 2462 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.48 N, Longitude: 87.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 708

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.12
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in South Chicago Heights, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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South Chicago Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the South Chicago 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 16.3 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.

South Chicago 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 65.5 miles away from South Chicago 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 94.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Chicago Heights Village Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in South Chicago Heights include: Temple Baptist Church (A), Cornerstone Christian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Sauk Trail Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in South Chicago Heights: Jackson Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	65.4%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This village:	6.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Chicago Heights, IL

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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)