East Hazel Crest vs Phoenix

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

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

Phoenix has the higher population (1,284 vs 1,122 in East Hazel Crest). East Hazel Crest has the higher median household income ($57,000 vs $25,703 in Phoenix). East Hazel Crest has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $86,300 in Phoenix).

Population, income & housing

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
Population	1,122	1,284
Median age	43.3 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,000	$25,703
Median home value	$168,800	$86,300
Median gross rent	$1,453	$1,010
Housing units	531	738
Homeownership rate	59.4%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	23.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
Population	1,586 → 1,122 (-29.3%)	1,884 → 1,284 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $57,000 (+0.6%)	$36,906 → $25,703 (-30.4%)
Median home value	$113,400 → $168,800 (+48.9%)	$75,100 → $86,300 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,453 (+32.6%)	$907 → $1,010 (+11.4%)

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

Phoenix

Population

1,8841,284

Median household income

$36,906$25,703

Median home value

$75,100$86,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
Under 5	7.4%	1.7%
5 to 17	9.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	12.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	6.8%
45 to 54	21.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	6.3%	19.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	16.5%
75 and over	5.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
White (non-Hispanic)	19.2%	1.3%
Black or African American	56.0%	75.9%
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%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
No high school diploma	6.8%	14.0%
High school graduate	35.3%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
Drove alone	64.0%	72.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	13.1%
Public transit	6.0%	2.5%
Walked	1.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
1-unit, detached	68.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Hazel Crest	Phoenix
Poverty rate	20.1%	23.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1964	1962