Dixmoor vs South Chicago Heights

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

Dixmoor 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.

South Chicago Heights has the higher population (3,934 vs 2,962 in Dixmoor). South Chicago Heights has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $39,861 in Dixmoor). South Chicago Heights has the higher median home value ($136,000 vs $75,500 in Dixmoor).

Population, income & housing

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
Population	2,962	3,934
Median age	27.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,861	$56,250
Median home value	$75,500	$136,000
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,105
Housing units	1,188	1,703
Homeownership rate	63.9%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
Population	3,604 → 2,962 (-17.8%)	4,076 → 3,934 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$49,668 → $39,861 (-19.7%)	$41,138 → $56,250 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$61,200 → $75,500 (+23.4%)	$103,200 → $136,000 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,004 → $1,227 (+22.2%)	$1,046 → $1,105 (+5.6%)

Dixmoor

Population

3,6042,962

Median household income

$49,668$39,861

Median home value

$61,200$75,500

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,227

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)

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
Under 5	7.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	23.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	12.4%	11.2%
25 to 34	17.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	7.1%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.8%
75 and over	7.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	10.4%	29.6%
Black or African American	37.9%	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	50.9%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
No high school diploma	18.2%	18.5%
High school graduate	43.3%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
Drove alone	79.0%	63.6%
Carpooled	1.1%	18.3%
Public transit	14.3%	5.7%
Walked	0.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.0%	3.4%
Other means	3.0%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
1-unit, detached	48.3%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	8.3%
20 or more units	3.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	45.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Dixmoor	South Chicago Heights
Poverty rate	27.9%	23.3%
Average household size	3.22	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1972	1965