Ford Heights vs Kenilworth

A side-by-side comparison of Ford Heights and Kenilworth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kenilworth has the higher population (2,543 vs 1,587 in Ford Heights). Kenilworth has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $34,323 in Ford Heights). Kenilworth has the higher median home value ($1,409,800 vs $48,000 in Ford Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
Population	1,587	2,543
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,323	$250,001
Median home value	$48,000	$1,409,800
Median gross rent	$924	$3,501
Housing units	888	815
Homeownership rate	43.9%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	91.9%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
Population	2,736 → 1,587 (-42.0%)	2,460 → 2,543 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$34,167 → $34,323 (+0.5%)	$227,404 → $250,001 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $48,000 (+2.8%)	$1,121,100 → $1,409,800 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $924 (+32.2%)	$2,906 → $3,501 (+20.5%)

Ford Heights

Population

2,7361,587

Median household income

$34,167$34,323

Median home value

$46,700$48,000

Median gross rent

$699$924

Kenilworth

Population

2,4602,543

Median household income

$227,404$250,001

Median home value

$1,121,100$1,409,800

Median gross rent

$2,906$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
Under 5	3.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	30.6%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	18.6%	2.0%
35 to 44	7.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	16.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.6%
75 and over	11.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
White (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	84.0%
Black or African American	98.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
No high school diploma	12.5%	0.5%
High school graduate	54.8%	1.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	5.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	43.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	48.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
Drove alone	66.5%	33.1%
Carpooled	21.7%	2.9%
Public transit	11.8%	20.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	37.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
1-unit, detached	73.5%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	14.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ford Heights	Kenilworth
Poverty rate	40.8%	1.1%
Average household size	2.59	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1965	1938