Burnham vs South Chicago Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Burnham and South Chicago Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Burnham and South Chicago Heights are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burnham has the higher population (3,978 vs 3,934 in South Chicago Heights). South Chicago Heights has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $55,708 in Burnham). Burnham has the higher median home value ($146,400 vs $136,000 in South Chicago Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
Population	3,978	3,934
Median age	36.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,708	$56,250
Median home value	$146,400	$136,000
Median gross rent	$1,183	$1,105
Housing units	1,633	1,703
Homeownership rate	60.0%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
Population	4,158 → 3,978 (-4.3%)	4,076 → 3,934 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$46,394 → $55,708 (+20.1%)	$41,138 → $56,250 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$96,400 → $146,400 (+51.9%)	$103,200 → $136,000 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,183 (+27.2%)	$1,046 → $1,105 (+5.6%)

Burnham

Population

4,1583,978

Median household income

$46,394$55,708

Median home value

$96,400$146,400

Median gross rent

$930$1,183

South Chicago Heights

Population

4,0763,934

Median household income

$41,138$56,250

Median home value

$103,200$136,000

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,105

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
Under 5	4.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.7%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	11.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.8%
75 and over	8.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	29.6%
Black or African American	60.6%	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
No high school diploma	16.0%	18.5%
High school graduate	27.8%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
Drove alone	68.1%	63.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	18.3%
Public transit	9.5%	5.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.8%	3.4%
Other means	3.7%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
1-unit, detached	58.5%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	22.2%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Burnham	South Chicago Heights
Poverty rate	13.8%	23.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1970	1965