Alsip

Population: 18,650
Median household income: $67,557
Median home value: $208,700

Alsip is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 18,650 residents. At $67,557, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alsip's population declined 2.0% from 19,022 to 18,650, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $171,400 to $208,700.

Owners occupy 65.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,650
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,557
Median home value: $208,700
Median gross rent: $1,102
Housing units: 8,076
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,02218,650

Median household income

$63,312$67,557

Median home value

$171,400$208,700

Median gross rent

$961$1,102

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,022	$63,312	$171,400	$961
2020	18,843	$58,768	$168,500	$977
2021	19,036	$59,123	$172,000	$990
2022	18,866	$63,131	$198,600	$1,077
2023	18,650	$67,557	$208,700	$1,102

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,370	7.3%
5 to 17	3,178	17.0%
18 to 24	1,633	8.8%
25 to 34	1,858	10.0%
35 to 44	2,502	13.4%
45 to 54	2,477	13.3%
55 to 64	2,358	12.6%
65 to 74	1,870	10.0%
75 and over	1,404	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,136	43.6%
Black or African American	4,082	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.2%
Asian	482	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.7%
Two or more races	675	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,103	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,462	11.7%
High school graduate	3,939	31.6%
Some college or associate's	4,413	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,646	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,009	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit4.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,496	75.8%
Carpooled	691	8.1%
Public transit	342	4.0%
Walked	240	2.8%
Bicycle	42	0.5%
Worked from home	677	7.9%
Other means	84	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,887	23.9%
15 to 29 min	1,917	24.3%
30 to 44 min	2,184	27.7%
45 to 59 min	1,039	13.2%
60+ min	868	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.4% (2,113 of 18,567)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,634	59.6%
Nonfamily households	3,146	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,780	96.3%
Vacant	296	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,071	65.2%
Renter-occupied	2,709	34.8%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units28.2%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,373	54.1%
1-unit, attached	366	4.5%
2 to 4 units	692	8.6%
5 to 19 units	2,275	28.2%
20 or more units	352	4.4%
Mobile home & other	18	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1701010
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 6.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.6703, -87.7371

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