Maywood

Population: 23,173
Median household income: $66,498
Median home value: $212,600

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Maywood is a community with a population of 23,173. At $66,498, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Maywood's population declined 1.7% from 23,578 to 23,173, while its median home value rose 40.5% from $151,300 to $212,600.

Households average 3.14 people. The median gross rent is $1,203.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,173
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $66,498
Median home value: $212,600
Median gross rent: $1,203
Housing units: 8,385
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,57823,173

Median household income

$50,176$66,498

Median home value

$151,300$212,600

Median gross rent

$965$1,203

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,578	$50,176	$151,300	$965
2020	23,351	$56,623	$158,900	$972
2021	23,547	$58,764	$166,500	$1,046
2022	23,385	$64,767	$195,700	$1,143
2023	23,173	$66,498	$212,600	$1,203

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,291	5.6%
5 to 17	4,765	20.6%
18 to 24	2,552	11.0%
25 to 34	2,960	12.8%
35 to 44	3,089	13.3%
45 to 54	3,094	13.4%
55 to 64	2,448	10.6%
65 to 74	1,653	7.1%
75 and over	1,321	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,312	5.7%
Black or African American	13,316	57.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	149	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	66	0.3%
Two or more races	580	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,747	33.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,036	20.8%
High school graduate	5,028	34.5%
Some college or associate's	4,067	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,440	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	994	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit5.8%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,320	69.6%
Carpooled	948	10.4%
Public transit	529	5.8%
Walked	206	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,071	11.8%
Other means	12	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,323	16.5%
15 to 29 min	2,368	29.5%
30 to 44 min	2,298	28.7%
45 to 59 min	983	12.3%
60+ min	1,043	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 15.3% (3,515 of 23,049)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,004	68.2%
Nonfamily households	2,329	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,333	87.5%
Vacant	1,052	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,434	60.5%
Renter-occupied	2,899	39.5%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units21.2%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,452	65.0%
1-unit, attached	112	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,774	21.2%
5 to 19 units	711	8.5%
20 or more units	317	3.8%
Mobile home & other	19	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1747774
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8798, -87.8442

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