Chicago Heights, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Back to: Chicago Heights, Illinois main profile, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All US cities. Total population: 30,814 (All urban) Houses: 11,482 (10,767 occupied: 6,799 owner occupied, 3,968 renter occupied) % of renters here:   37% State:   33% Housing density: 1200 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Chicago Heights, Illinois on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: South Chicago Heights?  (40 replies) Chicago Heights?  (4 replies) chicago heights is the best town in america  (17 replies) Berwyn YES or NO... fill me in!!!  (117 replies) Moving From the UK to Chicago  (74 replies) Which 'burb will appreciate the most?  (65 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $19,767. Median contract rent in 2007: $637 (lower quartile is $442, upper quartile is $736) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $611 Median gross rent in Chicago Heights, IL in 2007: $732 Housing units in Chicago Heights with a mortgage: 3,869 (387 second mortgage, 386 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,256 Household type by relationship Households: 32,402 In family households: 29,082 (5,111 male householders, 2,872 female householders) 5,030 spouses, 12,315 children (11,487 natural, 299 adopted, 529 stepchildren), 1,380 grandchildren, 480 brothers or sisters, 334 parents, 743 other relatives, 817 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,320 (1,307 male householders (1,061 living alone)), 1,446 female householders (1,317 living alone)), 567 nonrelatives In group quarters: 643 (235 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,506 2-persons, 1,914 3-persons, 1,543 4-persons, 1,018 5-persons, 503 6-persons, 499 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,378 1-person, 275 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons. 5,039 married couples with children. 3,590 single-parent households (526 men, 3,064 women). 76.0% of residents of Chicago Heights speak English at home. 20.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 3,700 (11.2%) (28.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Chicago Heights, IL: Less than $10,000: 6 $10,000 to $14,999: 26 $15,000 to $19,999: 25 $20,000 to $24,999: 53 $25,000 to $29,999: 39 $30,000 to $34,999: 31 $35,000 to $39,999: 50 $40,000 to $49,999: 192 $50,000 to $59,999: 285 $60,000 to $69,999: 456 $70,000 to $79,999: 623 $80,000 to $89,999: 834 $90,000 to $99,999: 924 $100,000 to $124,999: 1677 $125,000 to $149,999: 482 $150,000 to $174,999: 175 $175,000 to $199,999: 105 $200,000 to $249,999: 94 $250,000 to $299,999: 37 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 5 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Chicago Heights: Less than $100: 110 people $100 to $149: 92 $150 to $199: 154 $200 to $249: 76 $250 to $299: 52 $300 to $349: 99 $350 to $399: 119 $400 to $449: 163 $450 to $499: 262 $500 to $549: 371 $550 to $599: 430 $600 to $649: 295 $650 to $699: 259 $700 to $749: 75 $750 to $799: 145 $800 to $899: 72 $900 to $999: 86 $1,000 to $1,249: 34 $1,250 to $1,499: 27 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 181

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.6%
Number of people working at home: 165 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 302 5 to 9 minutes: 1694 10 to 14 minutes: 2057 15 to 19 minutes: 2103 20 to 24 minutes: 1424 25 to 29 minutes: 487 30 to 34 minutes: 1082 35 to 39 minutes: 124 40 to 44 minutes: 336 45 to 59 minutes: 945 60 to 89 minutes: 993 90 or more minutes: 419

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,831 (73%) Carpooled: 1,823 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 273 (2%) Subway or elevated: 43 (0%) Railroad: 461 (4%) Taxi: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 29 (0%) Walked: 327 (3%) Other means: 164 (1%) Worked at home: 165 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1380 $10,000 to $14,999: 813 $15,000 to $19,999: 777 $20,000 to $24,999: 637 $25,000 to $29,999: 765 $30,000 to $34,999: 707 $35,000 to $39,999: 622 $40,000 to $44,999: 617 $45,000 to $49,999: 540 $50,000 to $59,999: 996 $60,000 to $74,999: 1032 $75,000 to $99,999: 1068 $100,000 to $124,999: 417 $125,000 to $149,999: 225 $150,000 to $199,999: 74 $200,000 or more: 66

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 17973
• Italian: 3420
• German: 2047
• Polish: 1348
• Irish: 1174
• English: 515
• United States or American: 514
• Subsaharan African:: 298
• African: 272
• Swedish: 184
• Scotch-Irish: 170
• Scottish: 154
• French (except Basque): 144
• Slovak: 140
• Dutch: 139
• Hungarian: 135
• Lithuanian: 133
• Greek: 123
• Czech: 62
• Austrian: 62
• Scandinavian: 53
• Danish: 45
• French Canadian: 39
• Norwegian: 30
• Czechoslovakian: 29
• Ukrainian: 28
• Croatian: 27
• Belgian: 27
• Welsh: 27
• European: 24
• Finnish: 23
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 20
• Nigerian: 17
• Haitian: 16
• British: 14
• Russian: 9
• Sudanese: 9
• Yugoslavian: 8
• Arab:: 7
• Iranian: 7
• Palestinian: 7
• Canadian: 7
• Latvian: 6
• Romanian: 6
• Serbian: 4
• Turkish: 4
• Jamaican: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 23603
• Northeast: 257
• Midwest: 1551
• South: 3296
• West: 447

65% of Chicago Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 222
• Nursery to 4th grade: 115
• 5th and 6th grade: 449
• 7th and 8th grade: 424
• 9th grade: 281
• 10th grade: 293
• 11th grade: 359
• 12th grade, no diploma: 559
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,772
• Less than 1 year of college: 612
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,390
• Associate degree: 479
• Bachelor's degree: 744
• Master's degree: 242
• Professional school degree: 102
• Doctorate degree: 31

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 141
• Nursery to 4th grade: 145
• 5th and 6th grade: 354
• 7th and 8th grade: 500
• 9th grade: 296
• 10th grade: 435
• 11th grade: 433
• 12th grade, no diploma: 502
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,128
• Less than 1 year of college: 845
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,474
• Associate degree: 833
• Bachelor's degree: 876
• Master's degree: 331
• Professional school degree: 52
• Doctorate degree: 22

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 35.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $53,212
• Black householders: $28,903
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,226
• Asian householders: $52,203
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $35,813
• Some other race householders: $44,489
• Two or more races householders: $32,643
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,544

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,027
• Black or African American householders: $131,377
• Asian householders: $123,715
• Some other race householders: $130,100
• Two or more races householders: $137,763
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $132,335

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,156
• One, attached: 261
• Two: 1,723
• 3 or 4: 932
• 5 to 9: 406
• 10 to 19: 447
• 20 to 49: 157
• 50 or more: 395
• Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $90,714

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Illinois:	13.4%

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Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	16.8%
Illinois:	25.8%

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