Hometown vs South Chicago Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Hometown and South Chicago Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hometown has the higher population (4,244 vs 3,934 in South Chicago Heights). Hometown has the higher median household income ($59,265 vs $56,250 in South Chicago Heights). Hometown has the higher median home value ($152,000 vs $136,000 in South Chicago Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
Population	4,244	3,934
Median age	40.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,265	$56,250
Median home value	$152,000	$136,000
Median gross rent	$812	$1,105
Housing units	1,916	1,703
Homeownership rate	72.7%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
Population	4,272 → 4,244 (-0.7%)	4,076 → 3,934 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$50,548 → $59,265 (+17.2%)	$41,138 → $56,250 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $152,000 (+29.8%)	$103,200 → $136,000 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$451 → $812 (+80.0%)	$1,046 → $1,105 (+5.6%)

Hometown

Population

4,2724,244

Median household income

$50,548$59,265

Median home value

$117,100$152,000

Median gross rent

$451$812

South Chicago Heights

Population

4,0763,934

Median household income

$41,138$56,250

Median home value

$103,200$136,000

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,105

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
Under 5	3.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	11.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.8%
75 and over	5.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	62.5%	29.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	32.3%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
No high school diploma	8.1%	18.5%
High school graduate	37.8%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
Drove alone	76.0%	63.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	18.3%
Public transit	8.6%	5.7%
Walked	2.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.3%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
1-unit, detached	11.8%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	65.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Hometown	South Chicago Heights
Poverty rate	8.2%	23.3%
Average household size	2.21	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1955	1965