Hillside

Population: 8,133
Median household income: $70,772
Median home value: $233,800

Hillside is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 8,133 residents. At $70,772, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hillside's population held roughly steady from 8,080 to 8,133, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $171,900 to $233,800.

Owners occupy 69.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,133
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,772
Median home value: $233,800
Median gross rent: $1,265
Housing units: 3,097
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0808,133

Median household income

$57,298$70,772

Median home value

$171,900$233,800

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,265

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,080	$57,298	$171,900	$1,181
2020	7,937	$56,019	$190,000	$1,265
2021	8,286	$62,224	$196,600	$1,341
2022	8,213	$68,250	$228,600	$1,421
2023	8,133	$70,772	$233,800	$1,265

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	570	7.0%
5 to 17	1,091	13.4%
18 to 24	506	6.2%
25 to 34	1,056	13.0%
35 to 44	947	11.6%
45 to 54	1,299	16.0%
55 to 64	1,195	14.7%
65 to 74	767	9.4%
75 and over	702	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,554	19.1%
Black or African American	3,665	45.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	118	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.3%
Two or more races	60	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,710	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,134	19.0%
High school graduate	1,663	27.9%
Some college or associate's	1,569	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,118	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	482	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit6.2%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,780	68.4%
Carpooled	304	7.5%
Public transit	250	6.2%
Walked	66	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	602	14.8%
Other means	62	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	424	12.2%
15 to 29 min	1,170	33.8%
30 to 44 min	956	27.6%
45 to 59 min	467	13.5%
60+ min	445	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 5.3% (420 of 7,879)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,079	68.2%
Nonfamily households	971	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,050	98.5%
Vacant	47	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,109	69.1%
Renter-occupied	941	30.9%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,047	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	143	4.6%
5 to 19 units	520	16.8%
20 or more units	387	12.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1735086
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8675, -87.9018

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