Bedford Park vs East Hazel Crest

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford Park and East Hazel Crest: population, income, housing, and more.

Bedford Park and East Hazel Crest are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Hazel Crest has the higher population (1,122 vs 594 in Bedford Park). Bedford Park has the higher median household income ($111,250 vs $57,000 in East Hazel Crest). Bedford Park has the higher median home value ($266,800 vs $168,800 in East Hazel Crest).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
Population	594	1,122
Median age	39.7 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$111,250	$57,000
Median home value	$266,800	$168,800
Median gross rent	$1,771	$1,453
Housing units	200	531
Homeownership rate	82.1%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
Population	614 → 594 (-3.3%)	1,586 → 1,122 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$86,944 → $111,250 (+28.0%)	$56,667 → $57,000 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$194,100 → $266,800 (+37.5%)	$113,400 → $168,800 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,341 → $1,771 (+32.1%)	$1,096 → $1,453 (+32.6%)

Bedford Park

Population

614594

Median household income

$86,944$111,250

Median home value

$194,100$266,800

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,771

East Hazel Crest

Population

1,5861,122

Median household income

$56,667$57,000

Median home value

$113,400$168,800

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,453

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
Under 5	12.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.8%	9.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	12.2%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	9.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	21.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	6.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	13.3%
75 and over	7.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
White (non-Hispanic)	48.7%	19.2%
Black or African American	5.1%	56.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	41.4%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
No high school diploma	7.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	39.9%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
Drove alone	84.9%	64.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	6.0%
Walked	8.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	19.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
1-unit, detached	98.0%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bedford Park	East Hazel Crest
Poverty rate	10.1%	20.1%
Average household size	3.03	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1947	1964