East Hazel Crest vs Hodgkins

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

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

Hodgkins has the higher population (1,766 vs 1,122 in East Hazel Crest). Hodgkins has the higher median household income ($63,056 vs $57,000 in East Hazel Crest). East Hazel Crest has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $39,200 in Hodgkins).

Population, income & housing

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
Population	1,122	1,766
Median age	43.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,000	$63,056
Median home value	$168,800	$39,200
Median gross rent	$1,453	$1,000
Housing units	531	702
Homeownership rate	59.4%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
Population	1,586 → 1,122 (-29.3%)	1,746 → 1,766 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $57,000 (+0.6%)	$44,722 → $63,056 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$113,400 → $168,800 (+48.9%)	$34,800 → $39,200 (+12.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,453 (+32.6%)	$941 → $1,000 (+6.3%)

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

Hodgkins

Population

1,7461,766

Median household income

$44,722$63,056

Median home value

$34,800$39,200

Median gross rent

$941$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
Under 5	7.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	12.2%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	21.9%	7.8%
55 to 64	6.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.7%
75 and over	5.8%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
White (non-Hispanic)	19.2%	40.1%
Black or African American	56.0%	3.9%
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	8.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	52.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
No high school diploma	6.8%	26.6%
High school graduate	35.3%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
Drove alone	64.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.5%
Public transit	6.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
1-unit, detached	68.7%	19.4%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	74.5%

Poverty & households

	East Hazel Crest	Hodgkins
Poverty rate	20.1%	11.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1964	1994