Ford Heights vs Merrionette Park

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

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

Merrionette Park has the higher population (2,144 vs 1,587 in Ford Heights). Merrionette Park has the higher median household income ($53,623 vs $34,323 in Ford Heights). Merrionette Park has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $48,000 in Ford Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
Population	1,587	2,144
Median age	41.9 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,323	$53,623
Median home value	$48,000	$152,600
Median gross rent	$924	$1,197
Housing units	888	1,026
Homeownership rate	43.9%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
Population	2,736 → 1,587 (-42.0%)	2,050 → 2,144 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$34,167 → $34,323 (+0.5%)	$51,979 → $53,623 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$46,700 → $48,000 (+2.8%)	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $924 (+32.2%)	$978 → $1,197 (+22.4%)

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

Merrionette Park

Population

2,0502,144

Median household income

$51,979$53,623

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$978$1,197

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
Under 5	3.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	3.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	18.6%	21.1%
35 to 44	7.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.3%
75 and over	11.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
White (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	63.9%
Black or African American	98.4%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	54.8%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
Drove alone	66.5%	77.6%
Carpooled	21.7%	4.2%
Public transit	11.8%	5.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
1-unit, detached	73.5%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	14.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	1.7%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Ford Heights	Merrionette Park
Poverty rate	40.8%	7.9%
Average household size	2.59	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1965	1961