Crestwood

Population: 10,622
Median household income: $68,686
Median home value: $187,700

Crestwood is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 10,622 residents. At $68,686, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Crestwood's population declined 1.9% from 10,831 to 10,622, while its median home value rose 21.6% from $154,300 to $187,700.

81.4% of workers drive to work alone. 42.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,622
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,686
Median home value: $187,700
Median gross rent: $1,300
Housing units: 5,348
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,83110,622

Median household income

$61,132$68,686

Median home value

$154,300$187,700

Median gross rent

$927$1,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,831	$61,132	$154,300	$927
2020	10,762	$60,541	$164,700	$981
2021	10,908	$65,074	$165,200	$1,094
2022	10,737	$73,219	$185,800	$1,126
2023	10,622	$68,686	$187,700	$1,300

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	367	3.5%
5 to 17	1,105	10.4%
18 to 24	563	5.3%
25 to 34	1,655	15.6%
35 to 44	1,056	9.9%
45 to 54	970	9.1%
55 to 64	1,983	18.7%
65 to 74	1,594	15.0%
75 and over	1,329	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,303	68.8%
Black or African American	1,317	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	212	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	234	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,556	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	761	8.9%
High school graduate	2,627	30.6%
Some college or associate's	3,218	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,350	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	631	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit5.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,891	81.4%
Carpooled	56	1.2%
Public transit	238	5.0%
Walked	38	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	544	11.4%
Other means	12	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	515	12.2%
15 to 29 min	1,414	33.4%
30 to 44 min	1,092	25.8%
45 to 59 min	481	11.4%
60+ min	733	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 10.3% (1,030 of 10,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,088	41.6%
Nonfamily households	2,932	58.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,020	93.9%
Vacant	328	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,877	77.2%
Renter-occupied	1,143	22.8%

1-unit, detached42.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units49.4%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,274	42.5%
1-unit, attached	74	1.4%
2 to 4 units	77	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2,642	49.4%
20 or more units	281	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1717497
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.6456, -87.7401

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