East Hazel Crest vs McCook

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

East Hazel Crest and McCook 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 299 in McCook). McCook has the higher median household income ($74,464 vs $57,000 in East Hazel Crest). McCook has the higher median home value ($319,000 vs $168,800 in East Hazel Crest).

Population, income & housing

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
Population	1,122	299
Median age	43.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,000	$74,464
Median home value	$168,800	$319,000
Median gross rent	$1,453	$1,338
Housing units	531	119
Homeownership rate	59.4%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
Population	1,586 → 1,122 (-29.3%)	279 → 299 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $57,000 (+0.6%)	$78,438 → $74,464 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$113,400 → $168,800 (+48.9%)	$280,800 → $319,000 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,453 (+32.6%)	$1,109 → $1,338 (+20.6%)

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

McCook

Population

279299

Median household income

$78,438$74,464

Median home value

$280,800$319,000

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,338

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
Under 5	7.4%	9.0%
5 to 17	9.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	12.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	22.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	8.7%
45 to 54	21.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	6.3%	5.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.0%
75 and over	5.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
White (non-Hispanic)	19.2%	43.8%
Black or African American	56.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	50.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
No high school diploma	6.8%	11.8%
High school graduate	35.3%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
Drove alone	64.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.4%
Public transit	6.0%	12.7%
Walked	1.8%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
1-unit, detached	68.7%	47.9%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	37.8%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Hazel Crest	McCook
Poverty rate	20.1%	7.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1964	1961