Indian Head Park vs South Chicago Heights

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

Indian Head Park 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.

Indian Head Park has the higher population (3,992 vs 3,934 in South Chicago Heights). Indian Head Park has the higher median household income ($107,019 vs $56,250 in South Chicago Heights). Indian Head Park has the higher median home value ($337,700 vs $136,000 in South Chicago Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
Population	3,992	3,934
Median age	52.8 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$107,019	$56,250
Median home value	$337,700	$136,000
Median gross rent	$1,731	$1,105
Housing units	1,838	1,703
Homeownership rate	88.2%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
Population	3,776 → 3,992 (+5.7%)	4,076 → 3,934 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$85,910 → $107,019 (+24.6%)	$41,138 → $56,250 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$246,200 → $337,700 (+37.2%)	$103,200 → $136,000 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,731 (+75.6%)	$1,046 → $1,105 (+5.6%)

Indian Head Park

Population

3,7763,992

Median household income

$85,910$107,019

Median home value

$246,200$337,700

Median gross rent

$986$1,731

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)

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
Under 5	5.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	11.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	11.2%
25 to 34	6.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	15.7%	9.8%
75 and over	14.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	29.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
No high school diploma	3.2%	18.5%
High school graduate	13.7%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
Drove alone	68.6%	63.6%
Carpooled	3.7%	18.3%
Public transit	6.4%	5.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	21.2%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
1-unit, detached	31.0%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	31.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	8.3%
20 or more units	23.4%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Indian Head Park	South Chicago Heights
Poverty rate	4.3%	23.3%
Average household size	2.11	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1978	1965