East Hazel Crest

Population: 1,122
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $168,800

Located in Cook County, Illinois, East Hazel Crest is a community with a population of 1,122. At $57,000, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Hazel Crest's population declined 29.3% from 1,586 to 1,122, while its median home value rose 48.9% from $113,400 to $168,800.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 56.0% of the population. 64.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,122
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $168,800
Median gross rent: $1,453
Housing units: 531
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5861,122

Median household income

$56,667$57,000

Median home value

$113,400$168,800

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,453

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,586	$56,667	$113,400	$1,096
2020	1,509	$50,583	$120,900	$1,191
2021	1,326	$51,121	$116,200	$1,296
2022	1,341	$53,346	$139,300	$1,416
2023	1,122	$57,000	$168,800	$1,453

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5421.9%

55 to 646.3%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	7.4%
5 to 17	107	9.5%
18 to 24	137	12.2%
25 to 34	147	13.1%
35 to 44	117	10.4%
45 to 54	246	21.9%
55 to 64	71	6.3%
65 to 74	149	13.3%
75 and over	65	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	215	19.2%
Black or African American	628	56.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	96	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's40.1%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	6.8%
High school graduate	281	35.3%
Some college or associate's	319	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	128	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit6.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	329	64.0%
Carpooled	44	8.6%
Public transit	31	6.0%
Walked	9	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	101	19.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	22.8%
15 to 29 min	126	30.5%
30 to 44 min	73	17.7%
45 to 59 min	87	21.1%
60+ min	33	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 20.1% (226 of 1,122)

	Count	Share
Family households	257	56.1%
Nonfamily households	201	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	458	86.3%
Vacant	73	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	272	59.4%
Renter-occupied	186	40.6%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	365	68.7%
1-unit, attached	34	6.4%
2 to 4 units	70	13.2%
5 to 19 units	59	11.1%
20 or more units	3	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1721904
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5758, -87.6503

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