Calumet Park

Population: 6,836
Median household income: $57,389
Median home value: $180,800

Calumet Park, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 6,836 residents. The median household income of $57,389 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Calumet Park's population declined 16.7% from 8,208 to 6,836, while its median home value rose 69.6% from $106,600 to $180,800.

64.2% of workers drive to work alone. 66.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,836
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,389
Median home value: $180,800
Median gross rent: $1,157
Housing units: 3,099
Homeownership rate: 57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 17.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2086,836

Median household income

$48,092$57,389

Median home value

$106,600$180,800

Median gross rent

$929$1,157

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,208	$48,092	$106,600	$929
2020	8,383	$50,049	$114,100	$922
2021	7,167	$52,696	$118,600	$983
2022	7,193	$55,717	$141,200	$1,105
2023	6,836	$57,389	$180,800	$1,157

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	278	4.1%
5 to 17	1,748	25.6%
18 to 24	412	6.0%
25 to 34	711	10.4%
35 to 44	1,013	14.8%
45 to 54	809	11.8%
55 to 64	798	11.7%
65 to 74	598	8.7%
75 and over	469	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142	2.1%
Black or African American	5,518	80.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	352	5.1%
Two or more races	464	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	360	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's48.2%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	450	10.2%
High school graduate	1,000	22.7%
Some college or associate's	2,120	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	567	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	261	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit15.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,654	64.2%
Carpooled	229	8.9%
Public transit	392	15.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	227	8.8%
Other means	75	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	192	8.2%
15 to 29 min	794	33.8%
30 to 44 min	412	17.5%
45 to 59 min	288	12.3%
60+ min	664	28.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 13.7% (936 of 6,819)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,524	57.5%
Nonfamily households	1,125	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,649	85.5%
Vacant	450	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,523	57.5%
Renter-occupied	1,126	42.5%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units20.6%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,057	66.4%
1-unit, attached	47	1.5%
2 to 4 units	213	6.9%
5 to 19 units	639	20.6%
20 or more units	105	3.4%
Mobile home & other	38	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1710513
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.6657, -87.6577

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