Rosemont vs South Chicago Heights

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

Rosemont 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.

Rosemont has the higher population (4,145 vs 3,934 in South Chicago Heights). Rosemont has the higher median household income ($69,153 vs $56,250 in South Chicago Heights). Rosemont has the higher median home value ($403,600 vs $136,000 in South Chicago Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
Population	4,145	3,934
Median age	43.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,153	$56,250
Median home value	$403,600	$136,000
Median gross rent	$1,099	$1,105
Housing units	1,810	1,703
Homeownership rate	19.0%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
Population	4,255 → 4,145 (-2.6%)	4,076 → 3,934 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$60,588 → $69,153 (+14.1%)	$41,138 → $56,250 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$371,500 → $403,600 (+8.6%)	$103,200 → $136,000 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$948 → $1,099 (+15.9%)	$1,046 → $1,105 (+5.6%)

Rosemont

Population

4,2554,145

Median household income

$60,588$69,153

Median home value

$371,500$403,600

Median gross rent

$948$1,099

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)

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
Under 5	4.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	10.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	11.2%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.1%
45 to 54	16.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	17.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.8%
75 and over	5.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	29.6%
Black or African American	2.1%	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	49.7%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
No high school diploma	21.6%	18.5%
High school graduate	36.3%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
Drove alone	69.3%	63.6%
Carpooled	15.5%	18.3%
Public transit	2.8%	5.7%
Walked	6.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.8%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
1-unit, detached	15.5%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	58.1%	8.3%
20 or more units	12.4%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Rosemont	South Chicago Heights
Poverty rate	5.5%	23.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1968	1965